Child care is an increasingly potent political issue, and one on which labor unions and advocates for the poor mounted a major lobbying effort here this year.
Advocates for the world's poor are mounting a powerful moral and political campaign to make advanced medicines available much more cheaply, even though it costs billions of dollars to research and develop them.
But an outside consultant warned in a recent internal report that the city's ability to deliver basic social services was "eroding" quickly because of poor oversight, mounting delays and sloppy recordkeeping.
In an imperfect system, in which the accused are often too poor to mount an effective defense, it seems inevitable that innocent people will occasionally be executed.
While we have a long way to go in this country, the jury's verdict of not guilty in the George Zimmerman trial may say less about racism than about the poor case mounted by the prosecution in, among other things, bringing to the stand a witness who lied and used an epithet in describing white people.
It is therefore unrealistic to expect that the poor will mount resistance-curbing interventions as a priority without prompting and support.
The same owners and trainers who used to fight for his services started jumping ship, which led to poorer mounts and fewer winners.
And with the poor economy and mounting deficits straining budgets, Dr. Frieden has been scrutinizing the C.D.C for savings to pay for his priorities.
Linens 'n Things, which is owned by Apollo Management, a private equity firm, is considering a bankruptcy filing after years of poor performance and mounting debts, though it has additional options, people involved in the discussions said Monday.
COPENHAGEN — Vestas, the Danish maker of wind turbines, said Thursday it would cut about a tenth of its workforce after a year of poor earnings and mounting global competition, in what the country's prime minister described as an "enormous setback" for the industry in Europe.
