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Five Myths about health care

…Britain, Austria — outperform the United States on measures such as waiting times for appointments and for elective surgeries. In Japan, waiting times are so short that most patients don’t…

Tim: Do the Dishes

…if his head swelled just a little bit. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shot up five hundred points on Friday as word of his appointment leaked. The Dow jumped close…

What was the Nexus?

…people with those that thought Bush I was too tentative after Gulf War I. These people were itching to get a war on, and Cheney’s appointment to lead the VP…

Ignorant Decision Makers

…training on the Supreme Court or a biologist with no legal training as Attorney General? Obama is doing much the same thing as his predecessors when it comes to cabinet…

General Shinseki is back

Juan Cole comments on General Shinseki’s appointment to oversee the care of our veterans. He also re-introduces us to the General’s testimony in Congress and the Cheney/Wolfowitz responses to the…

SEC. 125. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT PANEL.

…filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (7) MEETINGS.—The Oversight Panel shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of its members. (d)…

Group appointments to the doctor

Another health story by the Boston Globe gives new meaning to the term group practice: When Dr. Gene Lindsey arrived to see his 4 p.m. appointment on a recent Thursday,…

Cactus updates story after McArdle critique

…informed us they’re again postponing when they can ignore an appointment with us. Why they need to send someone by I have no idea. 2. Verizon sent us a modem….