Word: gainful
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...First, he took on same-sex marriage. Now Newsom is angling again to bestow city residents with rights that Americans living elsewhere don't have. San Franciscans, he announced this week, are poised to become the first recipients of universal health care. This means uninsured city dwellers will gain access to basic medical services they otherwise couldn't afford. While not free, the care will come at sharply reduced costs. Enrollment fees will range from $3 to $201, depending on participants' incomes. Most, however, will pay $35 a month-far less than what HMOs typically charge...
...khakis. But Mayor Richard M. Daley thinks he can change all that. Daley recently announced the creation of a Fashion Advisory Council, a city-backed coalition of local designers and industry champions who will promote fashion growth. By nurturing designers, the city hopes to bolster its retail economy, gain tourism dollars and heighten its image as a world-class city...
...that Democratic leaders prejudged the case and owe Rove an apology. "What people like me said during this whole investigation is: Let's not presume his guilt or innocence, let's let the facts get out," Mehlman said on CNN. "You saw a rush to judgment for political gain." Rove, indeed, appears to be off the hook. But with the Libby charges unresolved, the ultimate collateral political damage from the case is unknown...
...Minister Ehud Olmert Monday during talks with his British counterpart, Tony Blair. But while the Western governments may imagine that the popularly elected Hamas government can simply be bypassed, Abbas understands that he can't deal without a popular mandate. As a result, he's decided to try to gain one by risking everything on a political fight to the finish with Hamas...
Until a doctor understands how a disease affects a patient's social life, daily routines, family interactions and anxieties, she or he does not really know that disease. A physician can gain credibility with patients and their families by asking how a disease is affecting their personal lives. Patients will feel understood and will be more likely to comply with the doctor's suggestions and instructions...