Word: problem
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THROWING MONEY AT THE PROBLEM...
...that Barlett and Steele don't dwell solely on politicians and their patrons. Many of us have become numb to the news of campaign-finance abuses, in part because they are usually seen as a Washington issue: of course money influences politics, but that's the government's problem, not mine. What Barlett and Steele set out to show is who gets hurt in the process, and that means you and your neighbors...
...campaign season progresses, as candidates fight over the differences between "soft" and "hard" money, in between chatting at donor coffees and $1,000-a-plate dinners, we hope our series will show that the campaign-finance system is a problem not just for Washington...
...established Mott's chess program a decade ago, saw the game as a way to foster academic achievement and self-esteem. "I call chess intellectual karate," he says. "It's about setting a concrete goal and figuring out how you're going to carry it out." Chess improves problem solving, strategic thinking and concentration. It teaches impatient kids the value of hard work and delayed gratification. Says Ashley: "There are all these correlations between chess and life...
Insurers and doctors are watching Lauersen's case closely. A conviction would "put a damper on other doctors who do this," says Dr. Herbert Rakatansky of the American Medical Association. That could help solve the insurance companies' problem. Or it might create new ones. Patients may demand that insurers rewrite the rules so many doctors now feel a need to break...