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...women's undergarments, the seemingly ubiquitous thong may be overextended. Full-bottom panties, says Victoria's Secret spokeswoman Monica Mitro, "are on the uptick." J. Lo sported a pair in the video Jenny from the Block, and Halle Berry donned a sporty wide-side, low-hip brief in Die Another Day. "The shape is fresh and functional," says Sarah Easley, co-owner of the hip Manhattan clothing store Kirna Zabete, which, along with specialty lingerie shops like Agent Provocateur, is selling a lot of panties. The trend takes its cue from sports, especially surfing--hence the low-sitting bikini...
...legislators don't seem inclined to change. Governor Gray Davis supports the current law, and state Attorney General Bill Lockyer says it it works. "The voters of California want to lock away habitual offenders who preyed on citizens time and time again," says a spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office...
Officials of the N.F.P.A. reached by TIME refused to elaborate on the group's lobbying efforts. The White House, through a spokeswoman, denied it had any role in the final directive. usda Under Secretary Elsa Murano acknowledged consulting both the White House and industry before the final directive was issued but insisted it was "fine-tuned" solely to advance public health. --By Michael Weisskopf
...real world. (Which is true, though later this year NHTSA will begin using a more subtle ratings system.) SUV makers also emphasize that 76% of the 2,142 people killed in SUV rollover crashes in 2001 had not buckled up. "Safety is a shared responsibility," said a spokeswoman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers...
...ovens and cameras, after the Belgian Economy Ministry sued, alleging that the company didn't have sufficient stocks to satisfy demand for the products and thus was engaging in "deceptive publicity." Carrefour dismisses the charge - "Our objective is not to lose clients but to gain new ones," says a spokeswoman - but admits it was surprised by the big demand. Philip Circus, a London-based specialist in marketing law, says there's a fundamental philosophical divide: there are countries - such as Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands - that have a liberal approach, believing that sales promotions work in favor of the consumer...