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Despite what he perceives as his smearing, Porter said that the incident will not taint discussions of Clinton in his popular government course, “The American Presidency...
...mouthpiece "Kayhan," edited by one of Ayatollah Khamenei's representatives, has been welcomed the success of Abadgaran, highlighting the Islamic aspect of its campaign. But powerful hard-liners such as Habibollah Asgarowladi and Asadollah Badamchian, who were asked by their own circles not to run lest their negative image taint the entire conservative slate, are expected to wield great influence over the new legislature...
Several factors helped the Koreans succeed where others had failed. To start with, they had a large supply of eggs. The researchers lined up 16 female volunteers who found the project through its website. To avoid any taint of coercion, the women weren't paid. They were fully informed about the research and its risks, however, and given several opportunities to change their mind. In the end, the 16 women furnished 242 eggs--many more than in any previous cloning attempt...
...characteristically lax laws with regard to big industry—but they won’t be able to address the real harm quickly enough. Without requiring across-the-board regulation, there will still be mercury build-up and concentrated areas of pollution; the substance will continue to taint our waters and affect our population...
...time too. Back in Milan, Dairon spends 45 minutes talking about Myanmar, a continuing black mark on the company's international reputation. Total insists that it has done nothing ethically wrong in setting up a big gas project there--after all, there are no official U.N. sanctions. But the taint of working with an especially despotic regime and allegations about forced labor raise difficult questions. "Can a company invest in a country that is considered not democratic?" Dairon asks. "Should it substitute for international organizations in judging a country in the first place?" One manager suggests that Total...