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With members itching to hit the campaign trail, Congress slogged through a raft of last-minute legislative business, including a pile of spending bills, in order to adjourn as quickly as possible. The House approved and sent to the Senate for its expected approval a stringent ban on gifts from lobbyists. The Senate, unable to overcome bitter partisan differences, walked away from campaign-reform legislation but agreed to go back for a post-election lame- duck session in order to vote on global-trade legislation...
Buell, who had originally pushed for a more stringent University-wide training requirement, says he is satisfied with the progress the departments are making...
PRODUCT LIABILITY: A backlash against stringent laws that hold manufacturers liable for the potential harm caused by their products bred a Senate effort to create national product-liability standards that would override a number of state laws. Manufacturers, insurance companies and other business interests supported legislation limiting the number of suits going to trial and restricting damage awards. Opponents, led by trial lawyers and consumer groups that argued the new law would leave consumers vulnerable, mounted a filibuster to prevent full Senate consideration of the bill. A vote to end the filibuster was defeated 51 to 47, thus blocking...
...illegal to hunt or disturb eagles or their eggs. At most, it may be slightly easier to encroach upon the places where they live. Activities that threaten their habitats -- logging, for example, or other development -- will still be subject to review, though the process will probably be less stringent and enforcement less aggressive. Says Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club: "The signal is that there can be more flexibility now, not that it's open season...
...about 80 owners from the Hampshire Homes development in Kendall, Fla. filed suit against Lennar for failing to comply with the South Florida Building Code, which is particularly stringent because of the danger of violent storms...