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...health care to all. Then-Governor Michael Dukakis, also a Harvard Law School graduate, signed a so-called universal health law in April 1988, declaring that “the deed is done.” But by the mid-1990s, elements of that law had been repealed to weaken its impact, and the number of uninsured Massachusetts citizens increased. —Material from the Associated Press was used in the writing of this story. —Joyce Y. Zhang contributed to the reporting of this story. —Staff writer Madeline W. LIssner can be reached...
...issue is whether judges should automatically issue injunctions against infringers, as they do now in most cases. eBay wants judges to have more discretion, which could weaken patent holders' bargaining power. "The only thing that will bring a major company to the table is that in the end they have to [negotiate]," says Nathan Myhrvold, former chief technology officer for Microsoft, who runs a patent-acquisition shop and knows a bit about how big companies wield power...
...nothing to be gained by waging a costly religious fight while the U.S. remains in the country. "The Shi'ites are an inseparable part of the resistance. We have to unite our efforts against the invaders, so we must be careful to avoid a civil war that will weaken us," he says. Contact between Sunni insurgents and Shi'ite militias like al-Sadr's Mahdi Army have been under way since the battle of Fallujah in 2004, with both exchanging expertise and manpower. "We have nothing against Shi'ites ... our dead are buried with theirs, as theirs are buried with...
...increase the likelihood of terrorism in the U.S. (44% very concerned). American workers can't compete with low wages (43%). increase the amount of crime (40%). take jobs away from Americans (35%). overcrowd the country, with too many people in the U.S. now (33%). weaken American way of life...
...Weaken American way of life...