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...General Motors and Chrysler, which were recently bailed out by the Federal Government, didn't do nearly as well as Ford in the survey. Consumer Reports says Chrysler is "continuing to struggle," as none of its models made to the most reliable list. In addition, more than a third of Chrysler models were deemed "much worse than average," in reliability. Only the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck scored 'average' in reliability. Chrysler's three brands - Jeep, Chrysler and Dodge - also were among the four "worst' in terms of reliability...
...think the general sense at the IOP over the past year is that we’ve spent a lot of time on community and developing members-at-large and holding social events,” Cox said. “I think we now need to swing the pendulum out a little bit toward [Harvard] outreach...
Some states like Massachusetts have been forced to postpone flu clinics for the general population altogether, given production delays for both the seasonal and H1N1 vaccines. "We have heard from various parts of the country, from clinicians to other folks who are part of being providers of the vaccine, that they have not received their supply that's been ordered, unfortunately," says Llelwyn Grant, spokesperson for the CDC. "We recognize we're behind the curve in getting out the amount of doses to support many of the clinics and other facilities that are set up for the vaccine...
Before World War I, Presidents authorized their own emergency powers with little or no congressional oversight. The ability to do so stemmed from an implicit interpretation of the Constitution's requirement that the government "provide for the common defense and general welfare" of the nation. In 1794, President George Washington personally commanded a militia and used it to suppress a rebellion against a federal whiskey tax. Although he did not use the term national emergency, the Whiskey Rebellion was the first instance in which a President gave himself a one-time use of additional power. Abraham Lincoln took emergency action...
...system is poorly equipped to deal with large-scale disease outbreaks, even for diseases like leptospirosis that are seasonally common across the archipelago. Several large government hospitals were damaged in the flooding, and have struggled to cope with the influx of patients. A week after Ketsana, much of Pasig General Hospital was under water, including its laboratory. According to reports, staff initially only had dextrose to give flood victims seeking medical attention. In flood-ravaged Marikina, one of 16 cities that make up Metropolitan Manila, only four out of 21 public health facilities were in operation...