Link Farm--CEO's & lawmakers doing the right thing?

(1) Maryland Lawmakers Take Up Gay Marriage Bill
"Today marks the beginning of two days of hearings on a bill that would allow gay couples to marry in Maryland. Outside the Capitol, hundreds of supporters demonstrated, calling on lawmakers to approve the measure. Called the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, the bill would allow civil marriages for gay couples while permitting churches opposed to same-sex marriage to refuse to perform weddings."

(2) Beth Israel Workers Agree To Go Without To Save Jobs
""I want to run an idea by you that I think is important, and I'd like to get your reaction to it," Levy began. "I'd like to do what we can to protect the lower-wage earners - the transporters, the housekeepers, the food service people. A lot of these people work really hard, and I don't want to put an additional burden on them.

"Now, if we protect these workers, it means the rest of us will have to make a bigger sacrifice," he continued. "It means that others will have to give up more of their salary or benefits."

He had barely gotten the words out of his mouth when Sherman Auditorium erupted in applause. Thunderous, heartfelt, sustained applause."

(3) Johns Hopkins University Eyeing Ban On Drug Industry's Free Pens, Lunches, Food, and Fun
"Under a proposed university policy, full-time physicians at its medical school and hospital will not be able to accept gifts from pharmaceutical and medical device companies. That means no pens, mugs or other trinkets that say “Pfizer” and no lunches paid and organized by Eli Lilly & Co." [unfornately, the rest of the article is available only to subscribers, grrr...]