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There are millions of Italians, including members of his own coalition, who are ashamed of Berlusconi's antics and are deeply concerned at his self-interested manipulations of the political and judicial systems. Berlusconi has become a dangerous model, yet to see him as the whole nation's "autobiography" is inaccurate and offensive. Maria Grazia Forza, ROME...
...tiered system that runs counter to the utopian ideals of most health-care reformers. That's inevitable, says Dr. Roger Rua, secretary general of Syndicat des Médecins Libéraux, a union representing private practitioners. "Anywhere you've got a degree of socialization in a nation's health-care system, you'll eventually find people who feel they aren't finding what they want within it and decide to opt out," he says. "This is particularly true when systems begin having trouble financing themselves, and start cutting back on services...
...takes a powerful magic to keep Brits quiet on a Saturday night - just ask the nation's beleaguered police. Yesterday evening, pubs and clubs fell silent as 20 million people tuned in to a TV show to see a question of global significance finally resolved. The final of Britain's Got Talent wasn't just about whether Susan Boyle - Scotland's least processed export since steel-cut porridge oats - would triumph. Nor were viewers drawn simply by the lure of car-crash television amid frenzied media speculation that Boyle or some other vulnerable contestant might crack on camera...
...season that started out with promise and tough expectations saw a team blossom into a true national power, full of potential for seasons to come. The Harvard women’s squash team put together a highly successful campaign, finishing with a 10-2 record and a No. 2 ranking in the nation. Both losses came at the hands of No. 1 Princeton in close 5-4 meetings, including a highly-contested matchup for the national title. The Crimson started out the season with a winning run, blanking its first three opponents, 9-0, and beating the next four...
...state "among female educators in particular." Florida, of course, is hardly the only state where female teachers have been nabbed for preying on boys. And nationwide, male teachers still commit far more acts of sexual misconduct than females. A 2004 Education Department study found that about 10% of the nation's 50 million public-school students had experienced some kind of improper sexual attention from teachers and other school employees, and a 2007 Associated Press report indicated that men were involved almost 90% of the time. What's more, even in Florida, those offenders are a small fraction...