Under Bush, the Revolving Door Gains Speed- October 27, 2005 A coalition of do-gooder groups has issued a report listing a startling number of folks who have spun through the revolving door, making stops in industry, the administration and Congress. It all contributes to a cynicism about government -- who is making policy and why, and who is making money off public service.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Stranger Than Fiction- October 20, 2005 How far would the pharmaceutical industry go to stop legislation that would make it easier for people to import drugs from Canadian Web sites Would it fund a terrorist attack Would it commission a mystery thriller to scare the American public into opposing the legislation by telling a story of Bosnian Muslim terrorists somehow infecting the pills, thereby killing many people Would the idea for such a potboiler come from a D.C. divorce lawyer and a friend at Pharmaceutical Research and...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Activist Leaving Town, Keeping Up the Fight- October 13, 2005 Feminist activist Martha Burk is stepping down as head of the National Council of Women's Organizations -- but don't expect her or the council to be quiet about the all-male membership of the Augusta National Golf Club or the corporations that pay women less then men.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... Chemistry Council's 'Essential' Campaign Is Designed to Win Clout for Plastics- October 6, 2005 In a series of television ads, a patient's X-ray disappears before his eyes, and then the cushion under him dissolves. A woman's alarm clock disappears from view, as do some of her prescription capsules. As does Jasper the dog's chewy.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402430_xml/~3/24... |