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...last few years have been an experience I will never forget and one I would never trade. I certainly did not start with the safest or most prestigious option. I certainly never thought it would lead me to a job in the White House. But by taking some risks and charting a unique path, I now have the opportunity to witness history...
...explosion at the Massey Energy company's Upper Big Branch mine was the deadliest U.S. mining disaster in 26 years. The U.S. is one of the safest places for the profession; last year the country recorded 34 fatalities, an all-time low, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. China, one of the world's deadliest places for mining, has seen improvements in the safety of its mines, albeit from the high numbers of accidents in past years. In 2009, 2,631 people died in Chinese mines, down from a peak of 6,995 in 2002. (See pictures...
...Virtues of Compromise These issues are political dynamite. Devolving power to Kurdistan or to the Shi'ite south - the two safest, richest parts of Iraq - could reignite the civil war between Shi'ites and Sunnis or start an additional one between Arabs and Kurds. But to centralize all power in a country with a history of totalitarianism has its own perils. That's why Iraqis will be watching their elections closely: not just to see the results but also to gauge whether their leadership class can accept the outcome of the vote and move forward peacefully. That will...
...with about 10% to 15% of Americans, mostly middle-aged or older, suffering from chronic pain severe enough to interfere with daily life, figuring out which pain medications work best - and which are safest - is of crucial interest. That's why researchers have recently been taking a closer look at the class of drugs called opioids, which includes codeine, morphine and methadone - medicine's oldest and most powerful pain medications...
...ideas went citywide. They evolved into CompStat, a real-time database of crime statistics and other intelligence useful for pinpointing trouble spots and targeting resources. CompStat put precinct captains and district commanders in the hot seat, and results followed. Crime plummeted. The city of fear became one of the safest major cities in America, and Commissioner Bratton landed on the cover of TIME...