John Snow
John Snow
John Snowwas an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anesthesia and medical hygiene. He is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology, in part because of his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in Soho, London, in 1854. His findings inspired fundamental changes in the water and waste systems of London, which led to similar changes in other cities, and a significant improvement in general public health around the world...
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It is essential that the federal government play an appropriate role, but it should avoid taking steps that are excessive, ... We must tailor our response appropriately. How can we draw the lines? Much of that has yet to be determined.
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Rebuilding efforts will give GDP (gross domestic product), jobs and our overall economy a lift by the first quarter of next year,
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The laws must ensure that those who would shirk their civic responsibilities cannot do so by exploiting unintended loopholes, and the IRS must ensure that taxpayers do not engage in abusive tax avoidance transactions,
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I think we'll continue to see wages rise, and real wages will continue to rise as well. The key thing here is that the economy continues to expand, as it has well above trend line.
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The effort to reform the tax code is noble in its purpose but it requires political willpower,
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I will certainly, I can assure you, press them forward on that issue when I'm there next week.
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I think it's probably on the high side. I've seen other estimates more in line with a half-percent hurt to GDP growth in the third quarter and fourth quarter -- but with a pick-up of roughly that order for '06,
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Many stand waiting to defend their breaks, deductions and loopholes and to defeat our efforts.
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The enhanced security features built into this new $10 note design - and into the $20 and $50 notes that preceded it in the new series - will help maintain global confidence in our currency going forward,
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It is imperative that China move toward greater flexibility as quickly as possible,
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India's natural advantages make it poised to take a leading role in the global economy, ... In fact, India has the potential to be an economic powerhouse.
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I think that China remains committed to greater flexibility in their currency and opening of their financial markets, ... It's an irreversible course and we think they're now in a position to move even faster.
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I involved myself in it as it came to my attention over the course of the last three or four days. I got involved in it after the approval process.
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This legislation points in the wrong way, ... It points in the direction of protectionism and isolationism. That's the wrong way to go.