Article: Time for legislators to take a stand on ethics bill ; This is an issue that should not be decided by traditional horse- trading techniques.

Article: Viva la ethics reform
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  April 16, 2008 ;     253 words ...The Maine Senate has endorsed one version of House Speaker Glenn Cummings bill to reform ethics laws. Senators are uncomfortable with changing the definitions of "undue influence" and "conflict of interest...

Article: Lending a hand Lawmakers introduce bills to curb predatory mortgage practices
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  February 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ......serious protection," Brautigam said in a recent interview. Cummings' bill was prompted by a report put forth in 2006 by Coastal Enterprises...the borrower eligible for a loan the borrower cannot afford. Cummings' bill takes additional measur

Article: Lofty goals make college bill worthwhile
Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.;  March 27, 2007 ;     465 words ...Good, but not good enough to accomplish what it intends. That's our opinion of LD 1040, House Speaker Glenn Cummings bill to make the preparation of a college application a mandatory graduation requirement for all Maine high school seniors. It...

Article: Clean Election changes sought Dem leader seeks to raise standards
Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  October 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ......hire a private investigator to monitor future campaigns. Cummings' bill also would require that no more than 25 percent of a candidate...the law's proponents, adding that he would have to discuss Cummings' bill with his steering committee before commenting on it officially...

Article: U.S. OK DIET DRUG.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  February 9, 2007 ;     57 words ......approved in the US, it emerged yesterday. The American government will allow the sale of the drug without a prescription. A weaker version of Xenical, the capsule will stop the body absorbing a quarter of all fat. However, its makers warned that users must still...

Article: HOUSE TELECOMMUNICATIONS PANEL APPROVES BILL TO RE-REGULATE CABLE
Post-Tribune (IN);  April 9, 1992 ;     451 words ......nation's 11,000 cable systems after narrowly defeating a weaker version endorsed by the industry and the Bush administration. A...10-member Republican minority to support the industry-endorsed weaker version. But only three of them - Reps. James H. Scheuer and Thomas...

Article: Stella Artois vies to be the weakest drink ; NEWS IN BRIEF
Evening Standard - London;  June 26, 2008 ;     39 words ...LAGER wars erupted today as Stella Artois launched a weaker version of its brew at four per cent its normal lager is 5.2 per cent and took on the Becks Vier which is the same strength. Stella said it would mean a greater choice for discerning consumers.

Article: Baggage ex-cons don't need
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 13, 2003 ;     279 words ......Blagojevich's signature could have an immediate impact on the quality of life in several Chicago neighborhoods. The first is a weaker version of an expungement bill sought by Rep. Constance A. Howard (D- Chicago), but still a worthy bill. It provides for, after...

Article: echo
A Dictionary of Physics;      103 words ...echo The reflection of a wave by a surface or object so that a weaker version of it is detected shortly after the original. The delay between the two is an indication of the distance of the reflecting surface...

Article: House approves rewritten line-item veto measure
Charleston Gazette;  June 23, 2006 ;     124 words ......pork barrel spending projects under a bill passed Thursday by the House. Lawmakers voted to give Bush and his successors a weaker version of the line-item veto law struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998. The new power would expire after six years. The House...

Article: New PayPal e-mail virus spreading among PC users
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 19, 2003 ;     159 words ......PayPal online-payment service was spreading rapidly Tuesday among PC users. Striking just four days after a similar but weaker version emerged on the Internet, the "Mimail.J" virus tries to induce users of PayPal, a unit of eBay Inc., to type their credit-ca...

Article: Lawmakers pass line-item veto after weakening it
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 23, 2006 ;     146 words ......to try to kill "pork barrel" spending projects under a bill passed Thursday by the House. Lawmakers voted to give Bush a weaker version of the line-item veto law struck down by the Supreme Court in 1998. The idea advances amid increasing public concern about...

Article: HOT MATCHBOX
The Boston Globe;  May 25, 2003 ;     178 words ......same event (Living/Arts, May 14). Let's start off with the first opening act, Maroon 5. I suppose if I had paid to see a weaker version of Stone Temple Pilots on speed, I would feel I had gotten my money's worth. [As for the second act,] if Capabianco saw...

Article: Home Style: TEN TIPS ON HANGING PICTURES.
The Birmingham Post (England);  October 18, 2000 ;     295 words ......a picture has a dominant colour, it is not usually best to pick on this in the decoration of a room, although a weaker version, modified with some other colour will often work successfully. Consider texture. Texture is often shown to its best...