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...person, Gov. John Rowland, will name Lieberman's replacement if the Gore/Lieberman ticket prevails. Lieberman hopes to have electoral laws rewritten so that a special election is held the year after a Senator steps down instead of waiting until the next general election year. Unsurprisingly, Rowland has promised to veto such a bill if it reaches his desk. Although this law might be a worthwhile reform under other circumstances, it is at this time a blatant attempt by Lieberman to manipulate electoral rules for his own benefit...
...crime for any doctor to prescribe morphine or any other controlled substances with the intent to hasten a patient's death. Convicted doctors would serve a minimum 20 years in prison. Opponents in the Senate have planned to filibuster the bill. But if it passes anyway, President Clinton should veto...
...breathing fibers off of work clothes. All of this would come as a handout to the main asbestos defendants, such as W.R. Grace and Owens-Corning, who have told their stockholders that their profits are not expected to suffer due to asbestos suits. Luckily, an assurance of a Presidential veto helped keep this monstrosity from getting to the floor, but under a new administration, there's no telling what would happen: Dick Cheney's company, Halliburton, has spent over $99 million settling asbestos claims from exposed workers, with almost 50,000 new lawsuits filed this year, and both the company...
...placing the call to him, talking to him or seeing the call sheet." Umphrey did not return a call seeking comment. In any case, he did not contribute immediately. Payne's lawyer, Thomas Dwyer, said she did not intend to suggest a quid pro quo between the president's veto and a contribution...
...many cases the Small Claims Advisory Service takes on, it couldn't counteract another 75% cut in the Legal Services budget from the GOP Congress, nor could ExperiMentors train a new generation of scientists from schools with inadequate lab equipment. A personal commitment to the environment won't veto laws drafted by industry lobbyists; only a presidential commitment can do that. Government doesn't need to be the only solution, but it must be part of the solution--or we will quickly find it, as the saying goes, to be part of the problem...