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...pave the way for political and economic sanctions. If, as expected, Russia and China threaten a veto or stall, the U.S. intends to work outside the U.N. to isolate Tehran "diplomatically and economically," Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said last week. "Countries that trade with Iran ... ought to begin to rethink those commercial trade relationships...
...written three books about the doctor-patient relationship, lived through his own doctor-patient nightmare. It started when his son had a medical emergency in July, which every doctor knows is the worst of all months to go to a teaching hospital. "The new interns and residents begin July 1," he explains. "There's a very morbid joke: don't get sick on the July 4 weekend." But years ago, when he and his wife were new parents, they were visiting her family in Connecticut for the holiday when their 9-month-old son became cranky, ran a fever...
...compromise or consider the big picture. U.S. citizens who benefit from reduced prices at the supermarket also see their tax dollars strained to support overburdened hospitals, schools and social programs. The only reasonable solution is to pass a law that incorporates compassion with responsibility. It is too late to begin criminalizing people who risked their lives accepting an invitation from U.S. businesses to break...
...propaganda sign. Nhan will be making $50 a month, enough to rent a small apartment. "When I earn lots of money," she says, "I want to send money to my parents and maybe buy a motorbike for myself." Nhan isn't the only one with high hopes. Set to begin production this month, the Bac Ninh factory is Canon's second in northern Vietnam, and a third is planned. Operating at full capacity, the plant can churn out four million laser printers a month. "We plan to make this the largest laser-printer factory in the world," said Yasuo Mitsuhashi...
While the two novels differ in plot, the similarities in language begin in the opening pages and continue throughout the works...