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...Force secretary and chief of staff agree with Gates that 187 F-22s are sufficient and took the unusual step of penning an Op-Ed in the Washington Post to say so. Meanwhile, Michael Wynne, the ousted secretary, was left to grumble in the blogosphere that Gates' blueprint is a "searing indictment of America's capability to design and build modern weapons" that will ultimately weaken the nation...
...Bersin's seven-year term as San Diego education superintendent - at the time one of the longest in the nation - was notable for the vehement opposition it drew from teacher unions and school board members. Both groups decried Bersin's "Blueprint for Student Success" plan - which placed an emphasis on basic math and reading programs and a single curriculum - as limiting (and even, said some extreme critics, "fascistic"). By the time he left, a huge rift had opened between teachers and San Diego principals, over 80% of which he hired during his term...
...That may be an understatement. House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan was frustrated when GOP leaders, ahead of schedule, rolled out a "blueprint" of his alternative budget without consulting him. The broad outline was deemed a flop because it lacked specifics, and Ryan and the leaders engaged in some public finger-pointing, effectively stepping on the substance of the detailed plan when it was released a week later. As former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie noted in a National Review editorial, the GOP should expect to be mocked in the media these days. "It was Barack Obama who proved...
...manage your company in the midst of a crisis: "An effective way to manage even a well-run company in times of economic upheaval is to follow some of the disciplines typically imposed by a turnaround manager ... a good crisis manager devises a blueprint for taking advantage of opportunities that the crisis creates, quickly and effectively transforming a struggling company into a competitive entity that is well positioned for future success...
...effective, convenient and affordable" health care to all citizens until 2020. Over the first three years of the plan, more than 60% of the costs will be borne by provincial and local governments. That burden will increase after 2011, meaning poorer western regions may be slower to achieve the blueprint's goals. "Health care reform is a long-term process," deputy finance minister Wang Jun told a news conference April 8. "It is impossible to invest the money today and make tangible process tomorrow...