Based on their answers, we've come up with a five-step plan for making sure medicines are safe.

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The president said the recently signed education overhaul, which Republicans and Democrats backed, emphasizes reading as a first step to learning, making sure teachers are properly trained and installing an "accountability system" to ensure children receive the education they need.

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"This is a first step, and I'm sure there will be other steps, " says Schulte-Noelle.

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And even after losing some pretty big names in the draft last year, he and his terrific coaching team made sure that they did not lose a step.

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Sure, making great products is a very good first step on the road to doing so.

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Sure, yet Ricks' model takes it a step further.

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And all those things, I think, led to both consumers and businesses taking a big step backwards and saying, we are just not sure where this thing is going.

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"If American companies miss opportunities to build and sell overseas, it's a sure bet in this global economy that some other company will step in when we do not, " he said.

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Then be sure to take the next step: Follow up with a note.

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Make sure that letting your employee go is the last step in a careful, thoughtful, fair, and transparent process that started long before the actual firing.

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The key step is to make sure you do what is known as a direct rollover.

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We have a lot of youngsters in our side, but I'm sure that they'll step up to it.

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Today at their annual congress the TUC's general secretary took the first step on a path every political leader, except perhaps Alex Salmond, is sure to follow.

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Now, the final, critical step in winning the future is to make sure we aren't buried under a mountain of debt.

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Sure it looks great, and most reviewers are saying its home networking and backup capabilities are a step up from Vista.

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First, thanks to the pooches, we now know for sure that there is an independent, stable marker for lung cancer, which in and of itself is a big step forward.

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