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Joyce laments his plight, saying it might in fact be easier if his problems were greater...
...king, health care remains the one industry in which customer service rarely extends beyond offering the patient an 800 number and a lollipop. But with the help of e-health--and with a consumer who abides by some smart rules of online health-care management (see box)--the plight of the patient saddled with frustration and inconvenience may finally be addressed...
...weary-looking Babitsky said, "I hope I will be back home soon." Last week Alexander Yevtushenko, a Pravda correspondent, reported that former inmates of a prison in Gudermes claimed to have seen Babitsky looking physically and psychologically beaten. For those attempting to predict the future of Russia, the ongoing plight of Babitsky is an ominous sign. The Chechen war has been waged under a news blockade, but now Russian journalists fear that a new campaign is emerging against the press itself...
...former geologist who began ranching full time in 1993 with her engineer husband Dave Tyler, Weed is no wild-eyed activist, and the sorry financial plight of the sheep industry drives them as much as concern for animals. She envisions a consumer demand for lamb and wool from sheep herded in a nonviolent setting, much like demand for organic farm products and tuna caught without endangering dolphins...
However, before Khatami gets down to the crucial business of legal ideology, he must first address Iran's economic plight. The massive unemployment plaguing Iranians is only exacerbated by the existence of bonyads, foundations set up by the Shah and nationalized after the revolution. Supposedly instituted to redistribute wealth to the needy, the bonyads operate as little more than corporate monopolies. Above the law, they are neither subjected to audits, nor believed to pay taxes. By making the bonyads more answerable to government, Khatami can both help to reinvigorate the economy and assert the importance of democratic accountability...