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Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman calls the fees - which would generate about $160 million - a "critical breakthrough" to finance a newly empowered FDA. But consumer advocates are not happy about the 50% cut. "If FDA doesn't have the money, it's hard for them to do the number of inspections needed," says Foreman...
...years to reach the level of hybrid sales. "For five to 10 years, EVs will be for city commuters, used in a limited area, while the hybrid is a pure alternative to the conventional vehicle," says Tatsuo Yoshida, senior analyst at UBS Securities Japan. "There needs to be a breakthrough to the battery technology so that the EV becomes a viable alternative to existing vehicles." (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
DIED Critics hailed her performance in La Vie Héroïque, a soon-to-be-released biopic, as a dramatic breakthrough for Lucy Gordon, 28. But her career ended tragically when Gordon, whose credits include a part in Spider-Man 3, was found hanged in her Paris home...
...Maryland Mouse DNA Decoded In a breakthrough 10 years in the making, an international team of scientists has finished sequencing just the second complete mammalian genome: that of the mouse. The findings will help researchers better distinguish between mouse and human DNA--which are about 75% alike--and promote more targeted experiments on human illness...
...Chancellor got her way. On Saturday, a beaming Angela Merkel held a news conference in Berlin to announce the breakthrough. There was no hiding her delight, and relief. "The deal is a real chance for Opel workers," Angela Merkel said. "The workers aren't responsible for this crisis. The mismanagement at GM in the U.S. was to blame," she said. (Read about Merkel in the TIME...