Word: willes
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Labor practices U.S. labor, with the verbal support of the Clinton administration, is pushing for the WTO to enforce minimum labor standards in developing countries, protesting that manufacturers are exploiting sweatshop conditions. But the governments of many developing countries see this as an attempt by Washington to protect American jobs...
TIME health writer Christine Gorman says the proposal also could help instill a cultural change in the medical industry by making doctors feel it's OK to admit they make mistakes. "Medicine in the U.S. could be safer than it is," says Gorman, "because it doesn't take into account...
And how will states afford this magnanimity? Easily, says Clinton: They will take advantage of the booming economy and bulging payroll tax coffers to shift funding to the parental leave program from money set aside for temporary unemployment benefits. If the money comes through and states resist the urge to...
"Although many of them may be over the top, the demonstrators are tapping into something very real," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Obviously we need a body such as the WTO to regulate the international economy, but such a body needs to consider the social and environmental impact of...
Sometimes you have to lose to come out a winner, and no one knows this better than the brass at Dow Corning, one of the makers of the now-infamous silicone breast implant. In a preliminary statement, a federal judge announced Tuesday that Dow Corning will pay $4.5 billion in...