Bingaman's antitrust era: the division's intensified enforcement and internalization agenda

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The appointment of Anne K. Bingaman as the new Republic administration's chief antitrust enforcer will be remembered due to her strict enforcement of the antitrust laws. Bingaman focused on an aggressive enforcement of both civil and criminal cases against companies that are allegedly restraining competition. However, many of her investigations were not successful. Bingaman also emphasized on the international marketing of high-tech innovations based on intellectual property, thus controlling the economy and affecting the competitiveness of American firms.

Antitrust Law, Interpretation and construction, Evaluation, Cover Story, Bingaman, Anne K.

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Freeze! Drop that toothbrush. Step away from the sink

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The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that fluoride found in toothpaste products is harmful to health, prompting a new regulation which requires such products to be sold with warning labels printed on them. The agency has concluded that ingesting toothpaste 'more than used for brushing' can cause poisoning. The government's ambiguous message is made even more uncertain by the fact that fluoride is already present in drinking water, and has been regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency to about 4 mg per liter.

Toilet preparations, Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing, Toothpaste, Product Safety-Foods & Additives, Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Column, Food additives, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Oral hygiene products, Fluorides, Toothpastes, Dentifrices, Food safety

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Sense and nonsense on the minimum wage

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Pres. Clinton's proposal to increase the minimum wage to $5.15 contradicts both economic sense and past research. Clinton argues that modest increases in minimum wages do not decrease employment but may even add to the workforce. However, according to the law of demand, artificial increases in the price of something causes less of it to be purchased. Since increased minimum wages raise the cost of hiring low-productivity workers, fewer of those workers will eventually be hired.

Wages & Hours Regulation, Labor law, Wages, Wages and salaries, Minimum wage

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