Word: progressives
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...Rutgers research reflects a much-needed, if slow, renewal of scientific interest in antibiotics development. The last two decades of the 20th century saw nearly zero progress, and in those years several disease-causing bacteria evolved resistance to commonly used drugs. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more than 40% of staph infections in the U.S. in 2006 were MRSA - a bug that now kills more Americans a year than AIDS. Today, the first line of treatment against MRSA is vancomycin, a formidable antibiotic that has been around since the 1950s and is otherwise typically...
...evolving musical tableau, in his baffling lyrics, in his myriad influences or his harebrained interviews—we can never get closer to the mark than the knowledge that he is a man that seeks to please himself first. The Bootleg Series documents songs not only as they progress toward the final studio version (as is the case on “Tell Tale Signs”) but as they shift to fit the transformed psychology of their creator (as is the case on the sublime “Royal Albert Hall” recording). By releasing these tracks...
...withdraw all U.S. combat forces from Iraq within 16 months of assuming office. McCain has steadfastly refused to set a withdrawal date, suggesting that to do so would be defeatist and vowing instead to bring the troops back when they've won. During Wednesday's debate, McCain saw progress in the fact that U.S. and Iraqi negotiators are close to reaching a Status of Forces agreement governing the future presence of U.S. troops there. But the agreement they're reportedly close to concluding does, in fact, set a withdrawal date: At the insistence of the Iraqis, it requires that...
...More than a year - and a half a dozen rescue plans - later, little progress has been made in turning the tide. The nation's foreclosure rate has risen every month since the middle of 2007, according to FirstAmerican LoanPerformance, which tracks the mortgage market. As of August, nearly 3% of all home loans were in foreclosure, and a further 6% were more than 60 days late on their mortgage payments. But the picture is far grimmer among subprime borrowers, those with less-than-perfect credit: As of July, nearly one-third of those borrowers were more than 60 days late...
...problem for voters today is that crisis comes in triplicate: Would McCain be better suited to the challenge of another terrorist attack? Is Obama's deliberate style more likely to yield progress against a challenge like climate change? And who can navigate a path through an economic crisis hardly anyone understands? Not only can't you know what a President will face, but his reflexes in one crisis may not be typical of how he responds to another. President Kennedy's temperament has been defined by his ingenuity and cool head during the Cuban missile crisis. "That's not necessarily...