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...Kokomo Family Care, a clinic in Kokomo, Ind., many doctors no longer reach for a pen to write prescriptions or notes. Instead, they use a computer and software from McKesson HBOC, which have started to siphon away the sea of paperwork the small practice has been drowning in. Not only is there less chance of medication foulups or misplaced records, but the clinic has dropped nine employees whose sole job was taking care of paper--instead of patients...
...dominate a mature or at least maturing market. 'It's nice to be the only game in town,' says Clifton Payne, president of Green Mountain's Eastern region, 'but it might be better for all if there were more games in town.' Local companies that offer green options siphon off potential customers?including 30 other EP&L churches?but Green Mountain remains the most dedicated national player. The total output of U.S. renewables is 16,500 MW, about 2% of the total U.S. grid. 'Until the demand for green energy increases, you're just rearranging the deck chairs...
...President, are in favor of introducing vouchers - which can be used toward tuition at private or parochial schools - into "no-win" situations, when kids at local public schools are consistently denied the education they need. Democrats in general oppose vouchers; they worry that the program, which they say would siphon federal money from failing public schools into the coffers of private schools, could destroy the nation's public education system...
...Still others applaud Bush's intent but question his strategy, wondering if funding religious groups will siphon money from parallel, equally needy government organizations...
...names of some regional Al Capones--and it is every bit as appropriate today," he says. But even if a missile shield works, critics fear it will destabilize current alliances and trigger arms buildups by America's enemies. Back home, the Pentagon dreads that the program will siphon money from its more cherished programs. Rumsfeld's challenge is to build a missile defense in the face of suspicion from allies, from enemies and from the bureaucracy he will lead...