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...future of U.S. politics has become clearer in the past few weeks: we are about to have a major debate over the relative merits of economic freedom and economic security. It could be an ugly, simplistic and demagogic debate, as we have seen in the Dubai Ports controversy. Or it could be a much needed discussion about how the U.S. should respond to the impact of globalization on domestic economic stability, homeland security and foreign policy. Fat chance of the latter, you say, and you're probably right-but there are real issues beneath the bluster. And the nation...
...related to more trivial conditions...from those situations where surgical treatment is needed like acute appendicitis.” Though Pedrosa said the ultrasound remains the first tool used in diagnosis because it is fast and harmless to the fetus, when the ultrasound is inconclusive, MRIs may provide a clearer picture. “The still ultrasound is the imaging test of choice in the evaluation of pregnant patients with abdominal pain, because it’s fast, relatively inexpensive and it doesn’t use radiation,” Pedrosa said. MRIs are also safe for the fetus...
...editorial chairs, to discuss the issue on-air. But as the actual discussion developed, the show’s producers were aghast to discover the complexities of the issue, and so it booted one of its female guests who tepidly supported Summers in an attempt to make the divisions clearer. When that failed, it scrapped the entire piece in favor of a report narrated by a reporter, thereby ensuring the issue was contextualized just the way the network wanted...
...people who once lived in New Orleans, only 144,000 have returned. The hope behind the new scheme is that the combination of more money and clearer formulas for distributing it will create real incentives to draw people back. "The last two weeks have been more than encouraging. They've been awesome," says Walter Isaacson, a former managing editor of TIME who is vice chairman of the Governor's Louisiana Recovery Authority, which holds the purse strings for all federal recovery funds. "There's more money, and most importantly, there's a plan...
...There are, of course, limitations. For instance, as I stood on the sunlight-drenched pier at Huntington Beach, California, I couldn't see a whole lot on the LCD. I was forced to use the optical viewfinder. Also, in low lighting, you'll get a clearer picture through the eyepiece than you will on the LCD. Nevertheless, it's a great help for people who want an upgrade but enjoy the LCD convenience of current point-and-shoot cameras...