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...Democrats to regain their lost momentum. After their shellacking in 2008, Republicans, rather than retreat from their principles, focused on solidifying their base. Democrats, disappointed by the tepid leadership and centrist policies of their party, were content to call it in and suffered a humiliating defeat. The clear lesson for the Democrats: work for the real change and progressive policies that will energize the base--or risk an election debacle in November...
Walter stepped down in 2006, and soon after, it became clear that Cardinal's strategy wasn't sustainable. "The old Cardinal Health had so many different businesses, and they could never quite get them all moving in the right direction at the same time," says Lazard Capital market analyst Tom Gallucci. "Huge chunks of the company were being undermanaged or neglected altogether...
...that helped foster the persisting notion that childhood vaccines can cause autism. On Feb. 2, that flawed study, led by gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield, was officially retracted by the journal's editors--a serious slap and a rare move in the world of medicine. "It has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al. are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation," wrote the Lancet editors in a statement issued online...
...unemployment were at 5%, President Obama would be doing fine. If the Christmas bomber's pants had exploded successfully, he'd be in far worse shape. Obama's progressive base thinks his problems stem from not being ambitious enough. Conservatives argue the opposite ... But one thing is clear: People think Obama took his eye off the ball...
...about 7,000 ft. is a mile higher than the base. Our guide told us not to worry. Whistler must have about 10 different weather systems on any given day, it seems. "We're going to drop a couple of hundred feet out of this cloud and it will clear up," he said. For 30 seconds we skied blindly, but then the clouds suddenly parted, and we were in an area called Symphony bowl that was full of new snow, and all but empty of skiers...