"The idea of reform may be to say do more algebra, but the tests are pushing basics," he said.
Another major issue Zardari will have to confront is a severe economic slump and spiralling prices, which have pushed basic food commodities out of the reach of millions of ordinary people.
The bill also launches the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS backed by NIH Director Francis Collins which will aim to push basic discoveries more quickly to the clinic by "reengineering" the drug development process.
In its attempt to push basic human behaviors forward by emphasizing a digital tool that will make them easier, "We Will Always" sort of reminds me of AT&T's extremely prescient "You Will" ads from the 1990s, except that the device is actually available now.
Spurred by such arguments, the European Commission is pushing for basic changes, embodied in a plan called Open Skies, by 2005.
The Scottish government, backed by the medical profession, wants to set a minimum price for alcohol at 50p a unit, pushing the basic price of whisky to £14 a bottle and wine to at least £4.69, to help it tackle the serious and persistent culture of alcohol abuse across the country.
For the time being, we expect United and EarthLink to feel the heat, and Time Warner to dig in its heels at AOL and accelerate its "free" portal push (basic service is $23.95 per month and, of course, AOL continues to bleed subscribers).
On last night's Dispatches, Undercover Undertaker, on Channel 4, we heard a funeral director tell his front-office staff not to push the "basic" funeral; you don't make money off basic packages.
Moss waived a 4.8% pay rise that would have pushed his basic salary through £1m.
And few bargains were to be found ordering the gifts online, where shipping costs pushed the basic gift package to $34,336, up 9.2 percent from a year ago.
