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...political persona based in part on her willingness to challenge the big oil companies. To many Americans, it's an appealing pitch, and Palin's record suggests that she has stuck to her guns more than most. But it's also true that her zeal has produced mostly short-term political gains rather than lasting results--and she has been forced, in some cases, to do business with the same companies she originally sought to push to the sidelines. And that underlines a political reality as true in Washington as it is in Juneau: Fighting the system...
...better forecast its future customer base, allowing it to do much more precise cost-benefit analysis ahead of time. "A drug can take 12 years or longer to develop from start to finish," says Steve Sembler, who oversees Roche's U.S. commercial operations. "Diagnostics give us a much longer-term perspective and take a lot of the guesswork out of the process...
...Swartz, noting that without regulation only young, healthy people will be able to get insurance coverage. David M. Cutler, a professor of applied economics who is currently an adviser to Obama’s presidential campaign, said he believes his candidate’s proposal will show more long-term results, cover almost every citizen, and do much more to modernize health care by investing in information technology. “People don’t get the care they need,” he said. “And when they do get it, it?...
...program beforehand, he said he prefers speaking to representatives in person who “have more information than you could get from the Web site.” Representing the International Honors Program, Jessica Lockrem said most students she encountered were interested in summer programs rather than term-time study. “It’s the opposite at other schools,” she said, adding that it was unfortunate because the IHP only offers semester programs. Other tables advertised cultural immersion exchanges, such as the Kawamura Fellowship, which offers a fully sponsored five-week trip...
...assets. They point to the largely favorable local media coverage he has earned, his indispensable capacity to appeal to the white working-class voters not fully sold on Obama, and the reassurance his 3 1/2 decades of Washington experience has brought to a Democratic ticket headed by a first-term Senator. (Click here for Joe Biden's defining moments...