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...Sascha Pallenberg, founder of netbooknews.com, says according to consumer polls conducted by his website, the vast majority of consumers - 87% - buy netbooks for their longer battery life. (Form factor was also mentioned as the key reason for buying by 70% of those polled...
...possible to glimpse the outlines of a Grand Deal among insurers, providers, business, labor and patients that would put most of its focus on lowering costs and establish a foundation for expanding coverage in years to come. The two key Senate committees expect to begin writing legislation this month, with the House also moving forward in coming weeks with what is expected to be a more liberal version. The Democrats' goal is for both chambers to pass their versions by the end of the summer, work out their differences in the fall and have a bill on Barack Obama...
...autopilot became disengaged and the plane sustained damage to its stabilizing controls and flight systems, as well as a failure of the systems that were monitoring the aircraft's speed, altitude and direction: the ADIRU (Air Data Inertial Reference Units) and the ISIS (Integrated Standby Instruments System). These are key components in fly-by-wire systems, which use computers and wires instead of mechanics and hydraulics to control a plane's flight. (Watch TIME's video of the rescue of US Airways flight...
...made in blood of the United States of America and of all those who stood by your side as allies or fighters in the resistance. We were able to find our place again as members of the international community through a forward-looking partnership. And this partnership was finally key to enabling us to overcome the painful division of our country in 1989, and the division also of our continent. Today we remember the victims of this place. This includes remembering the victims of the so-called Special Camp 2, a detention camp run by the Soviet military administration from...
...tour. The Italian PM has endured weeks of public and media speculation over his private life following his wife's decision to file for divorce, saying she could no longer stay married to someone who "frequents underage females." Berlusconi has vigorously denied the accusation, though he has left unanswered key specific questions about the nature of his relationship with a Neapolitan blonde who recently turned 18. (See pictures of future Berlusconi appointees at LIFE.com...