Word: focusing
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...health-care debate isn't about those over 30; it's about the millions of uninsured, recently graduated young people saddled with loans we can't imagine paying off, who are sick and tired of living in an abyss created by our elders' stupidity. Obama would be smart to focus on college towns. Step aside, Grandma. We want health care, and we want it now. Agnieszka Marczak, Lincoln...
Karzai's opponents are likely to be skeptical that the complaints process can change a fraudulent election into a good one. The Obama Administration should focus on persuading Karzai to adopt some of the opposition's program, including arrangements for genuine power-sharing by Afghanistan's diverse ethnic groups. Even so, Afghanistan's flawed elections have now become a major drag on Obama's new strategy, which just six months ago seemed to offer real hope for that war-torn land. It need not have turned out this...
...satisfy even the early adopters--especially since states like New York have mandated flu vaccinations for all health-care workers. But federal health officials decided on frequency over mass, shipping vaccine lots as soon as they're ready rather than waiting for more sizable supplies to accumulate. Meanwhile, the focus on H1N1 has delayed delivery of seasonal-flu shots nationwide, forcing some clinics to postpone their flu-vaccination programs, and has created an epidemic of myth-spreading about the new vaccine (yes, it has been tested; no, it doesn't give you the flu). "It's a little...
...hour or (if you are, like me, a bad person) a week to answer it. But because Wave operates in real time, it demands immediate attention like an IM or a phone call or, for that matter, a crying baby. When Wave is up, it's hard to focus on anything else. That isn't a defect, but it does narrow the scope of its usefulness. Getting more information right away isn't always the most efficient way to work. (See the 25 best blogs...
...They’ve been a big part of our success over the years,” Farrar said. “They’ve done a great job of holding the team on focus and on task...