If Avastin does not show a benefit in the newer trials, the F.D.A. could remove the approval for breast cancer.
As part of this legislative "compromise," the flag can only be removed with approval of the state legislature.
More recently, the European Regulatory authorities have removed marketing approval for rimonabant because of postmarketing associated serious psychiatric side-effects including reported deaths of suicide.
If faster development and easier land transfers are the goals, the government could simply train more people and remove the municipal approval requirement, she argues.
Congressional approval would remove one of the last political vestiges of the bitter war that ended 25 years ago.
Similar accusations about rationing greeted the F.D.A.'s proposal to remove the breast cancer approval for Avastin.
A senior administration official said that last week, Mr. Gates asked the president for his approval to remove General McKiernan and the president agreed.
A town resident seeking approval to remove a tree may have to prove that the tree is sick or is creating a hazard or hardship.
A majority vote there would send the matter to the State Senate for trial, where two-thirds approval would remove the governor.
