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...Washington, he set out to mobilize the government against the disease. He successfully lobbied the Food and Drug Administration to make AIDS drugs more widely available. He set up speedier protocols for testing new AIDS drugs. He invited AIDS patients to participate in the NIAID advisory process. Practically overnight, he became one of the leading advocates of AIDS causes and a hero to the gay community...
...country from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, but in the carpetbagging Kennedy tradition, he suddenly bought a five-bedroom colonial in Moakley's blue-collar district. Patrick arranged for his cousin to have an audience with Moakley. Max tapped the Kennedy union connections, fund-raising network and advisers. Almost overnight, he became the presumed front runner in a potential field that included at least half a dozen seasoned pols...
...office gets about 1,250 complaints a year. The HHS study found that 25% of the facilities that purport to offer the highest level of services had only 1 caregiver for every 20 residents on the 3 p.m.-to-11 p.m. shift and just 1 for every 34 residents overnight. "Once the facilities are built, their main expenses are staff and food," says Catherine Hawes, the national study's lead researcher. "So when the companies squeeze, that's what gets shortchanged." Hawes also points out that most states require more training for manicurists and dog groomers than they...
...intervened. Swedish telecom giant Ericsson decided that it had become too costly to produce all its wireless switching equipment and, after researching Silicon Valley's contract manufacturers, awarded a $300 million deal to Flextronics (whose revenues at the time were only $400 million). "That launched us in Europe almost overnight," says Marks. "There was no other contract manufacturing going on there, so we were able to move very quickly with other acquisitions...
...where artists sell often fine work for low prices. Small oil paintings of Santeria saints go for as little as $25, while some serious larger paintings cost $150 to $300. That's cash. No U.S. credit cards or traveler's checks are accepted in Cuba. Private art galleries disappear overnight, as do the famed paladares (private dining rooms, often in Cuban homes). If you find one you like, don't get attached...