Cell Phone Backlash Grows Across Public Spaces
A surge of complaints about cell phone etiquette surrounds theaters, restaurants, and transit. Surveys show 39 percent would answer in bathrooms, with bans and campaigns spreading from San Diego to Toronto and New York. Officials and drivers push for etiquette and safety limits as users increasingly clash over mobile talk in public.
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San Francisco Bay
U.S
Laurence Fishburne
Judy Walters
Wirthlin Worldwide
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Nokia Corp
San Diego
Susan Golding
Toronto
New York
National Public Radio
Doug Mayer
Truck engine makers battle over pollution pact terms
Washington and environmental groups fault truck engine makers for seeking an extension beyond 2002 while the EPA finalizes a two stage plan to cut diesel emissions. The agency delays require more realistic pre sale tests to 2007, drawing pushback from industry and calls to revisit the consent agreement with the Justice Department.
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Justice Department
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Frank O'Donnell
Clean Air Trust
Robert Perciasepe
Perciasepe
Boulder chief questions link between Ramsey slaying and 1997 assault
Police in Boulder ordered further testing of evidence from the JonBenet Ramsey case and a separate 1997 attempted sexual assault of a 14 year old girl. Police Chief Mark Beckner said he doubts the same man committed both crimes but will reexamine for connections. JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered in December 1996 at the family home. her parents remain under suspicion.
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JonBenet Ramsey
Mark Beckner
JonBenet
Jon Benet
Boulder
John
Patsy Ramsey
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