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Fighting against a drug industry campaign that is trying to discredit his drug reimportation bill, Congressmember Joseph Crowley last week charged that seven of 11 Food and Drug Administration commissioners who oppose his bill "have strong financial ties to the pharmaceutical and medical equipment industry." More...

We usually think of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as a Goliath, relentlessly stepping on everything in its path on its way to creating bigger, noisier, more pollution-generating airports. However, last week the PA allied itself on the side of David when it announced a moratorium on new flights at LaGuardia Airport during peak hours beginning Oct. 1st. The PA's act was especially courageous in light of the fact that it defies a federal law enacted last year to expand service between New York and smaller cities by allowing takeoff and landing slots for smaller planes carrying up to 71 passengers. More...