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...judgment. The provision, a more moderate approach than the version passed by the House, is part of a larger amendment also adopted today that establishes a uniform national standard of medical malpractice law. In a blow to the American Medical Association, the Senate rejected a proposal that would have capped pain and suffering awards at $500,000. The malpractice amendments are in turn part of a larger Senate debate on abill covering product liability laws. Majority Leader Bob Dole wants to cap on punitive damages in all civil suits at twice the claimant's compensatory damages...
Three amendments to the bill were passed--torequire a spending cap for campaigns, to stipulatethat candidates must be council members, and toestablish year-long terms for the president andvice president. All three amendments were proposedby Treasurer Brian R. Blais '96 and FinanceCommittee Chair Robert M. Hyman...
...spending cap [on campaigns] will only geteach student one piece of paper telling about eachcandidate," Fine said. "You can't really knowabout a candidate from one piece of paper...
After capturing the Ivy League crown last Wednesday with a win over Dartmouth, another victory over the highly ranked Syracuse squad Saturday would have been the perfect way to cap a successful season. Harvard 3 Syracuse...
...power of ANFO, demolition workers must use a device called a detonator-which contains a small amount of a highly explosive material-and a powerful booster charge that will create enough of a shock wave to set off the compound. A special type of detonator called a blasting cap is most frequently used, and its sale is tightly controlled...