Ethics squabbles stain Gingrich hearing timing debate
The bickering over ethics and hearings delays turns spotlight on Newt Gingrich and party blame as Ornstein warns of growing distrust. The ethics panel has found he violated House rules by not seeking specific legal advice and by approving documents denying GOPAC's involvement with certain tax exempt projects.
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Norm Ornstein
American Enterprise Institute
Supreme Court
Paula Jones
Clinton
Seasta Ornstein
Gingach
House
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Disposables Resterilized in American Hospitals
Washington AP reports arthroscopic knee surgery blades and related equipment, designed for single use, are being resterilized for reuse. FDA preliminary study notes dozens of infection and injury reports, while officials warn against full epidemics. Manufacturers push back, citing liability and cost concerns, arguing reuse is essential.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Susan Alpert
FDA
Public hearing on WIPP draft statement held in Carlsbad
A public hearing for a draft supplemental environmental impact statement on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant will run Monday in Carlsbad from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. at Pecos River Village. DOE hearings address safety, drilling methods, and contingencies for terrorism during transport of transuranic waste.
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Pecos River Village
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
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Santa Fe
WIPP
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Boise
Idaho
Richland
Wash
Oak Ridge
Suc Brogendery
George Dials
Don Hancock
Southwest Research and Information Center
Eo Vapeetery
Hancock
EPA seeks further review of Carlsbad waste site plan
Santa Fe AP reports that the EPA asks for more review of the DOE waste site plan near Carlsbad. EPA assistant administrator Mary Nichols says preliminary staff review questions whether the application is technically sufficient. The agency aims to have DOE address concerns early in the process for the Waste Isolation project.
Nuclear waste route expands via I-20 to WIPP destination
Trucks carry 3 852 shipments of radioactive waste next year from eastern points via Interstate 20 to Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad New Mexico. Proposals by two developers to dispose of radioactive waste in Andrews County and to make Sierra Blanca the Texas repository are debated by energy officials and watchdog groups.
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N.M
New Mexico
WIPP
Andrews County
Sierra Blanca
el Paso
Nuclear of
Texas
WCS
Envirocare
Nevada
Diane D’arrigo
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Ee Ee
Energy
HAL celebrates birthday as AI work advances at Urbana
HAL the computer from 2001 is celebrated as science pushes toward artificial intelligence. At the University of Illinois Urbana researchers note hardware is sufficient for an intelligent machine but require deeper understanding of intelligence. The piece recalls Iliac IV, 13 megahertz and early hopes for thinking machines.
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Urbana
Ill
Dan Reed
University Oflinois
Arthur C. Clarke
U of I
Primi
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