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...Tougher rules on conflict of interest could be a direct threat to MSP, which markets professors' research while ensuring a percentage of the profits go back to the University...
...Students are back now," said Connely. "We are trying to get the word out so they will know what to expect. The state is getting tougher...
...race] required absolute concentration," Bowers said. "It was tougher than when it's very windy. It was easy to miss a shift. It required a little luck and patience...
...swift protest from U.S. carmakers, who contended that the clean-air standards would raise car prices and strain technical resources. The companies argued that auto exhaust is already 96% cleaner than it was before pollution-control measures were introduced two decades ago. Noting that the House limits would be tougher than those President Bush put forward in his clean-air package last summer, General Motors President Robert Stempel asserted, "For our business it would be extremely tough. It went further than the President proposed, and we're deciding how to handle...
Ironically, some California air-quality officials have raised strong objections to last week's House vote. They complain that a fine-print , provision in the federal action would end California's right to impose even tougher standards on off-road vehicles such as lawn mowers, dune buggies and construction equipment, which account for an estimated 16% of the state's smog. Says a spokesman for the California Air Resources Board: "While the bill applauds California's leadership, it ties our hands to control pollution in our own backyard...