Word: snafus
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Republicans hope it isn't so, but the new Medicare prescription drug program may be having more than just start-up problems. Top officials at the Health and Human Service Department and its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are scrambling to fix computer snafus that have resulted in many of the some 6.4 million low-income seniors being turned away or overcharged as they are forced to shift from Medicaid drug coverage to the confounding new prescription drug program. And no one hopes more that they'll be fixed than George Bush and Congressional Republicans, who two years...
...times, basic competence has been an issue for Bush. His privatization of certain government functions, such as payroll, public defenders and technology, has been beset by logistical snafus and a few contracting scandals. And although he was considered a model of leadership during four hurricanes in 2004, Bush did not get such good reviews in the wake of Wilma because relief supplies were hard to come by. As he is about to begin his final year in office, Bush is often mentioned as a Republican presidential prospect in 2008 or 2012. Still, many observers think he will focus instead...
Mercedes realized it had major problems with its E-Class series soon after the launch in 2002 and moved aggressively to fix them. More than 200 SWAT teams of engineers ripped the car apart to identify and overcome the flaws, which included design and production snafus in complex electronics systems. The firm this year recalled 1.3 million cars, including C-Class and SL-Class as well as E-Class models built between 2002 and '05, took back the lemons, switched engines in some models and started providing two-year full-service warranties to disgruntled owners. In the process, the brand...
...screens that bob up and down. Welcome to the just opened Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill.--or, as historian John Simon derisively calls it, "Six Flags over Lincoln." The museum, which is scheduled to have its public dedication this week, has weathered years of cost complaints, construction snafus and accusations of mismanagement. Now the museum is open for visitors--and for debate over whether it has done justice to the 16th President or turned him into a theme-park ride...
...tickets (at $18.50 each) for Springsteen's concert next Monday at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium. Back home after a triumphant tour of Europe, Springsteen is resting and rehearsing for his new 25-city, nine-week American tour. The scramble for tickets to the concerts also caused communications snafus in Maryland, Virginia, New York City, New Jersey and Delaware. Asked if Government communications were affected, the White House's Larry Speakes replied, "We've got ways to get around it." That's a comfort. Otherwise, Kremlin strategists planning a missile strike might be deciding, "First thing we do is announce free...