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Expectations come at a price. Dubbed the "Jesus Phone," the iPhone has raised the bar of consumer anticipation so high that regardless of how well it actually works, some will be disappointed. Steve Jobs hopes to sell 10 million of his newest toy by the end of next year, but there are several factors that may spoil the iPhone party...
...lonely position on Iraq revealed a characteristic determination to stick to his convictions regardless of the political pressure bearing down on him. "He rattles people's cages," says Holbrooke. "It is what he has always done." And he has paid a price. When Socialist leader François Hollande dismissed Kouchner from the party for joining Sarkozy's Cabinet, Kouchner admits he was hurt. But he's convinced the party needs a drastic overhaul that "will take years." Nearing retirement, he was unwilling to wait that long...
Romney made the first move toward depoliticizing healthcare. Regardless of Romney’s plan, he allowed a social issue to briefly transcend the political spectrum. Republican candidates need to demonstrate that the Democrats are not the only ones who not only acknowledge social issues, but also announce their willingness to wrestle with solutions...
...there successful models in other states that California should emulate? For a comprehensive approach, I turn to Illinois because it matches our determinant sentencing structure [in which nearly every inmate automatically gets released at the end of his or her term regardless of their level of rehabilitation or chances of staying out of trouble]. It also has a similar parole system to ours where, instead of a discretionary parole board with authority to keep back the most violent convicts, everyone who is released is automatically put on parole supervision. Illinois made a major commitment to reform...
...they will actually pick up the tab for bariatric surgery. Providers often require that patients lose a specified amount of weight by staying on a medically enforced diet plan. However, a new study from Duke University Medical Center found that 62% of bariatric surgery patients trimmed the excess fat regardless of whether they lost or gained 10 pounds before surgery. "There is no value in policies like this," says Dr. Eric DeMaria, the study's lead author. "If there is no value, we shouldn't use it as a requirement...