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...reaction, on radio talk shows and online, was swift and incredulous - how can rodent cells possibly help scientists find cures for human diseases? - except among scientists, who calmly accepted the news for what it is: A reiteration of well-known research protocol...
...regulations apply only to facilities that have yet to be built. Alabama has just six inspectors to oversee more than 300 assisted-living centers. In Minnesota attorney general Hatch proposed a consumer-rights bill that would require facilities to disclose fully such key information as staff training and treatment protocol. But even that bill was watered down so much--it includes no required training or inspection--that Hatch now admits that "it won't do much...
...Protocol issues have also been thorny. Initially Marasco concentrated on local approvals. But before mounting any project in Mexico, especially one involving the border, he learned, it's imperative to move first through federal channels. "The U.S. grants more local authority," says Hector Lutteroth, former deputy mayor of Tijuana. "Here you need a padrino, a godfather, in Mexico City to speed things along." Chris Green, Marasco's chief financial officer, says, "I've done multimillion-dollar deals completely on the phone with some companies in the U.S. before the lawyers papered it and we signed it. That would never happen...
...KYOTO PROTOCOL March 2001 The Bush Administration abandoned the 1997 climate-control treaty to cut emissions of so-called greenhouse gases linked to global warming, claiming that developing nations got off too easy. Last week 178 countries reached a climate accord anyway...
...medals, is the first Croatian to appear before the court. The charges against him relate to a Croatian assault on the Medak pocket in 1993, when Croatian soldiers under his command murdered at least 38 Serbs. He pleaded not guilty. SWITZERLAND Another "No" Having withdrawn from the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions and turned down proposals to curb the trade in small arms, the U.S. further dismayed international opinion by rejecting...