Few glimmers of hope
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Ladies and gentlemen, this Ryder Cup is over. But then, you probably already know that. Don&#39;t watch today&#39;s singles matches from Oakland Hills unless you&#39;re in the mood for a European dance party and want
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A new program to provide low-cost drugs to people with cancer and other serious illnesses has fallen far short of expectations.
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Optimism without substance equals bad news.
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A new program to provide low-cost drugs to people with cancer and other serious illnesses has fallen far short of expectations, as just a small number of eligible patients
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Why it fails to invest at the point of maximum optimism.
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The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.
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A conditional and limited approval of its cancer drug points to good news in a year of disappointments.
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What should be a joyful and hopeful time for Jimmie Johnson has instead been bittersweet. While Johnson has won three straight races and moved back into contention for the Nextel Cup championship, he can&#39;t
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When a great launch of a good drug is not enough.
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LOS ANGELES  - Some things just elude   prognostication. Middle East politics, Midwest weather patterns   and college basketball's March Madness tournament, for example,   are so unpredictable that to impose any set of expectations on   what the future might bring is futile.
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For the first time in four years, the donor nations that sustain the Palestinian economy have reason for optimism. For now, however, that optimism won't mean more money for the Palestinians.
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A GLIMMER of hope emerged in the Andaman and Nicobar islands yesterday as people previously counted as dead emerged from the sanctuary of what little high ground there is in the remote Indian island chain.
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Those of us not raised with the comforts of religion must make do with denial. It&#39;s not a great trade. The overwhelming probability that all of us, our successes and failures notwithstanding, will wind up
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While senior Israeli and Palestinian officials were cautiously optimistic about the rapprochement between them, some political analysts and people on the street said they could not shake their pessimism about the future, despite signs that things could get better.
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Happy Holidays, Philly fans. Since these past few days haven&#39;t been the happiest of times for you, maybe this gift will offer you a bit of consolation and perhaps provide some perspective, as well.
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with physical problems to overcome and no certainty that they can do it -- and the heady optimism has been replaced by a harsh realism.
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The news on East and West Coasts this week reflected the fragility of hope based on an aging pitcherÂs arm and a young pitcherÂs value.