[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 59 (Friday, May 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                    SALUTE TO PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE

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                        HON. THOMAS M. FOGLIETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 12, 1994

  Mr. FOGLIETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise on this occasion to salute 
Philadelphia magazine, winner of the 1994 National Magazine Award in 
the ``public interest'' category. The National Magazine Awards are the 
most prestigious awards in the magazine business, and to succeed in 
such a competitive field is true testimony to their tremendous 
accomplishments. Philadelphia has now won one 2 years in a row.
   The public interest award is given ``for articles that are 
outstanding examples of analytical or expository journalism that bring 
exceptional clarity, interpretation, and insight to their subject.'' 
The winning article, entitled ``Less Than One Percent,'' was written by 
Stephen Fried and chronicled the long-term neurological damage suffered 
by his wife after taking a single dosage of the antibiotic Floxin. To 
quote the judges of the competition:

       Fried eloquently described their personal struggle, but he 
     didn't stop there. In this model of public interest 
     reporting, he uncovered the flawed system by which drugs are 
     approved, marketed, and dispensed. This well-documented piece 
     is a clarion call for greater responsibility by drug 
     manufacturers, Government regulators, and physicians. Readers 
     of this article will never again take prescription drugs with 
     the same nonchalance as before.

  Mr. Speaker, I join with the Philadelphia community in congratulating 
Stephen Fried and the rest of Philadelphia magazine on this, their most 
recent of many National Magazine Awards.

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