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...corruption scandal involving government and business leaders is no longer just impressive; it's staggering. Last Tuesday, Finance Minister Franco Reviglio became the latest prominent casualty, resigning after being targeted for investigation. Warned Prime Minister Giuiliano Amato: "The life cycle of the government is running out." The 14-month probe's awesome numbers...
...Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor is considering the probe because it received a complaint charging the laboratory with mishandling "blood-borne pathogens"--disease-causing microorganisms or viruses that are carried by blood...
...confirm the source of the complaint. He said OSHA had notified Harvard of the allegations in a letter two weeks ago, and the health service submitted a response Friday. Gravitt's office will examine the complaint and the response to decide whether to begin a full-scale probe of the laboratory...
...Reno had the Justice Department moving and shaking. She requested the prompt resignation of all 93 U.S. Attorneys around the country "to build a team" that represents "my views" and those of the President. Although expected eventually, the move triggered alarms at the Washington prosecutorial office, which has been probing the finances of a key Democratic floor captain, House Ways and Means chairman Dan Rostenkowski. Reno insists there was "no linkage"' between the dismissals and the probe, which insiders say will continue...
...home. Yet the earth's nearest neighbor may have once been more hospitable. Scientists for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that Venus may have been covered by a shallow sea, 25 ft. to 75 ft. deep, 3 billion years ago. Data sent back by the Pioneer probe on its final plunge through Venus' atmosphere last October revealed an unusually high concentration of heavy hydrogen, also called deuterium, which can be explained only if the planet was once much wetter...