A recent report by Bloomberg, citing minutes of a 2009 meeting, revealed that TEPCO and its regulator, the Economy and Trade Ministry, dismissed scientific findings about the risks of such natural disasters that could have helped prevent the meltdowns of three of the plant's reactors.
Citing minutes of meetings between Apple's tax advisers and officials, the commission suggests they reached a quid pro quo in which the company was allowed to shelter profits from tax in return for maintaining jobs.
John Dellapina, a spokesman for the N.H.L., cited minutes from a Board of Governors meeting that noted the league has mandated the anthem be played since 1946 "as a show of patriotism" but has allowed "God Bless America" as a substitute since the 1970s.
The Social Democratic Party, citing last-minute changes, refused to sign the accord on Aug. 28 in Arusha, Tanzania, in the presence of international leaders including President Clinton.
Graham cited "60 Minutes" as a reason for holding up the nominations of various ambassadors, an odd penalty, given that the incident involved a diplomatic outpost that could have used some help.
"There's a feeling of loss for the practice of long-form journalism, as hokey as that sounds," said another staff member, who cited "60 Minutes" and another CBS program, "CBS Sunday Morning," as two places where in-depth reporting could still be found on commercial television.
This time, the CBS news program "60 Minutes," citing two unnamed sources, reported that associates of Rodriguez had leaked information tying other players to the anti-aging clinic at the heart of baseball's recent drug investigations.
But she shrugged off a question about the pressure to play today in view of the controversy surrounding her sister Venus's withdrawal, citing tendinitis, several minutes before their scheduled match in the semifinals at Indian Wells.
Before voting against a recent amendment that would have reduced federal subsidies for people buying health insurance, she explained her no vote for several minutes, citing what she imagined her father would say: "Barb keep fighting, you've got the gavel, use it.
Standing ramrod straight before Judge Joan Powell and with a clear-as-a-bell baritone, he spent a flawless 15 minutes citing a tortuous history as he built to a strong, low-key climax, replete with a gentlemanly thank you "to Your Honor for being here this afternoon".
While doctors at Newcastle Fertility Centre said they could not to talk about the cases, citing patient confidentiality, minutes from the HFEA's approval committee reveal that the two women carry mutations in a gene that causes a rare condition known as myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibres, or Merrf syndrome.
