The will re-examine its cell phone policies after the Boston area transit authority banned mobile devices following a trolley crash reportedly caused by text-messaging that injured 49 people, a spokesman said Sunday. Currently, LIRR engineers, who drive the trains, may carry personal cell phones while on duty, but the devices must be shut off and stowed in a bag, said railroad spokesman Joe Calderone. "Our policy is that, in the event of an emergency, they would be able to use it," Calderone said. He added: "In light of what happened in Boston, we are going to look at whether or not we should...
Obama: Little Difference in Policy Between Ahmadinejad
Voa News
Voa News
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is greatly concerned about the dispute over Iran's presidential election and the suppression of peaceful dissent in Tehran. Mr. Obama also says the United States will not intervene in...
CIC rescues med policy holders
The Times of India
The Times of India
28 Jun 2009, 0301 hrs IST, Viju B, TNN Text: MUMBAI: The Right To Information Act has come to the rescue of thousands of Mediclaim policy holders who have been...
Brown's policy of 'local homes for local people' may be illegal
The Guardian
The Guardian
A key element of 's strategy to win the next general election is probably illegal, according to expert analysis commissioned by the UK's watchdog and seen by the Observer An interim report, written by one of the...
RTI to rescue of Mediclaim policy holders awaiting refund
The Times of India
The Times of India
28 Jun 2009, 0422 hrs IST, Viju B, TNN Text: MUMBAI: The Right To Information Act has come to the help of thousands of Mediclaim policy holders who have been...
Tobacco policy: smoke and mirrors
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
WASHINGTON - Politicians have extraordinary shoulder joints that enable them to pat themselves on the back, and last week the president, a master of that calisthenic, performed it in the Rose Garden. His subject - aside...
Adam Posen to join monetary policy committee
The Guardian
The Guardian
US economist's experience of recessions makes him Alistair Darling's replacement for the outgoing Tim Besley...


