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...criticized for its association with the "Women in Government" lobbying campaign that drafted female state legislators in persuading their colleagues to adopt mandatory Gardasil vaccinations for young girls. The push caused a ruckus in some quarters and advocates like Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a conservative Republican, found himself under fire from his own supporters when he tried to mandate the vaccinations. His executive order was reversed by the state legislature...
...Kijiji's sudden rise has lit a fire not just under Craigslist - which claims that eBay used its minority interest in Craigslist to steal its business secrets (while eBay maintains that Craigslist unlawfully diluted its shares) - but throughout the $15 billion market for online classifieds. Even as lesser rivals fall by the wayside - Microsoft's Windows Live Expo is shuttering on July 31 - newcomers such as Kijiji and Oodle are gaining real traction. Better designed and marketed, these upstarts are reshaping a long-stagnant sector of the web. Meanwhile, the entire online classified market category has surged some 35% over...
...teddy bear of a guy, but he was also a pit bull of an interviewer. He always held people's feet to the fire, often using their past words with great effect to reveal flip-flops or hypocrisy." - Katie Couric, CBS News anchor...
...note. Russert earned plenty of detractors among those who felt that, on the one hand, he engaged in "gotcha" journalism, and on the other, he was too clubby with Washington insiders. But his Meet the Press was anything but toothless, and it became established as a required trial by fire for political leaders...
Californians across the state are voluntarily cutting down on sprinkler use and dealing with curbs on development and high fire hazards. But the farmers around Firebaugh have more to lose. "This is the first time water has ever been rationed like this," says Sarah Clark Woolf, spokeswoman for Westlands Water District, which has been forced to cut irrigation supplies to hundreds of thousands of acres of agricultural land. California Farm Bureau Federation President Doug Mosebar estimates that Fresno County could lose 20% to 30% of its agricultural output this season...