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...while Sao Paulo is the best example, it is not the only one: All across Brazil, homicide rates are tumbling. "For the first time in Brazilian history we have had three years in which the measures of fatal violence have fallen," says Julio Jacobo Waiselfisz, author of the Violence Map, a nationwide study of homicide rates. "There is light at the end of the tunnel...
...however, most of that talk has fallen away. Gen. David Petraeus recently made a point of saying publicly that Iran continues to train Iraqi militants. "These are individuals with considerable skill who can train other individuals in Iraq," said Petraeus, who spoke to reporters as he toured a border post in southern Iraq facing Iran. "It is a very unhelpful addition to the mix. We call it a lethal accelerant to a situation in Iraq that already has enough challenges...
...traded Allscripts handling day-to-day operations. Allscripts CFO Bill Davis will also continue in his post. Last year Allscripts' revenue topped $280 million, up 60% from 2005, and its earnings reached $20 million. Despite this sales growth, Allscripts' shares are now trading 60% off an October high, having fallen nearly 50% since January, after failing to meet quarterly profit projections since June 2006. Still, Tullman says, "Misys is paying our shareholders a premium for a controlling interest...
...next are several potential legal repercussions. The fallen governor's Feb. 13 dalliance with "Kristen" - the "petite, very pretty" brunette, as described by court papers, who has become the world's most famous anonymous prostitute - leaves Spitzer, 48, vulnerable to federal charges. A lengthy affidavit reveals that he arranged for his consort to travel from New York to Washington for their $4,300 tryst - a violation of the Mann Act, an archaic statute that, though rarely invoked, has Spitzer pinned because it forbids "transportation of a person across state lines for purposes of prostitution." "It's an undeniable Mann...
...indication that he will conduct any review of the party fund in the final months of his administration. When asked about the party grant system a few days before Hammond’s announcement as Dean, Pilbeam replied in an e-mailed statement: “This has really fallen off my radar.” Sundquist said he has no plans to pursue a review of the party grant system until after Hammonds takes office June 1. In the meantime, UC Representative Sean C. Robinson ’09, plans to introduce a resolution in the coming weeks...