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...networks' victory was not total, since they wanted total repeal of the restrictions. Also, the FCC must now permit the public to comment on its decision, and a few months could pass before the ruling becomes effective. Said David Boies, a lawyer for CBS: "We're pleased they went as far as they did. We're disappointed they didn't go farther...
...case was not resolved last week, since the repeal is not retroactive. Furthermore, an other new law, passed just prior to the repeal, provides that a citizen contesting his or her racial classification must present "a preponderance of evidence" showing that the birth certificate is wrong...
Solomon Amendement foes have intensified their efforts on Capitol Hill in the wake of the Court decision. Currently, there are two House bills calling for a delay in implementation and one in the Senate, as well as one on each side mandating a repeal of the legislation. A staffer from the Education subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources--where both senate bills are being held--said that while there was some support for the measures, there was only "a limited possibility" that the bills would pass. Any possible legislation would be subject to a probable President...
...fact, Congress last week acted to reduce revenue. The Senate followed the House in voting to repeal the 10% withholding tax on interest and dividends scheduled to begin July 1. The Senators voted to raise their own pay to $69,800 a year, from the present $60,662, and to defer until Dec. 31 a limit on the outside income they can earn...
...activists have repeatedly introduced legislation to limit such research. But last year the bill made the most progress, passing the state House of Representatives before getting lost in the shuffle of the Senate, and it officially died when the session ended. The specific vehicle is the attempt to repeal the "dog pound seizure act," in order to deny researchers access to captured canines and force them to purchase the more expensive lab-bred type. Harvard uses about 2500 pound dogs a year and professors say the measure would make the current level of research prohibitive by boosting animal prices tenfold...