Mexican Lawmakers Approve Controversial GM Law
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Mexican lawmakers approved a new law on Tuesday to regulate genetically modified crops, but opponents said it catered more to the interests of big business than to the protection of centuries-old biodiversity.
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The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to block funding for a Bush administration test program to let Mexican long-haul trucks operate in the United States under 1994's North American Free Trade Agreement.
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The U.S. House of Representatives defied the White House on Wednesday by easily backing a measure that supporters say will make Mexican trucks operating on U.S. roads safer.
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A controversial law that would give gay and lesbian couples the same right to marry, divorce and adopt children as heterosexuals was approved by Spain&#39;s Socialist government Friday.
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President Bush signed into law Wednesday legislation that will bring more fuel-efficient vehicles into auto showrooms and require wider use of ethanol, calling it "a major step" toward energy independence and easing global warming
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Marchionne illustrera' proposta accordo con Gm
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September 25, 2004 -- LOS ANGELES - California air regulators yesterday unanimously approved the world&#39;s most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming â- decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to
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The bill sets higher fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks by law for the first time in 32 years.
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The news that Mexican trucks will be allowed to haul freight deeper into the United States drew an angry reaction Friday from labor leaders, safety advocates and members of Congress.
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South Africa's National Assembly approves a controversial law  aimed at stopping mercenary activity.
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The revised law was passed at the 11th session of the 10th Standing Committee of National People&#39;s Congress (NPC), which concluded Saturday morning.
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BELGRADE, Dec. 19 (IPS) - Environmentalists in Romania have secured a victory  in getting genetically modified (GM) soy finally banned.
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ACAPULCO, Mexico  - Mexicans in the  poverty-stricken state of Guerrero voted on Sunday for a new  governor, a day after gunmen killed three policemen and a youth  in bloody attacks that sent political tensions soaring.
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Felipe Calderon was sworn in as Mexico's president on Friday despite fierce protests from leftist lawmakers who say he stole July's election and had vowed to stop him from taking the oath of office in Congress.
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California is enacting environmental legislation that could shape the U.S. auto market.
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California air regulators Friday unanimously approved the world's most stringent rules to reduce auto emissions that contribute to global warming &#151; a decision that could affect car and truck buyers from coast to coast.
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Lawmakers treated the traditionally insurmountable opposition of the auto industry as little more than a speed bump on the way to the passage of an energy bill.