• The problem is not that things haven't gotten better.

    NPR: Before Midterms, a Chat with Sen. Barack Obama

  • If that seems like overkill, though, the Mobi might be the better option -- it's not like you can't eventually get those photos off your phone, right?

    ENGADGET

  • "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life, " she said in the speech, explaining how she thinks life experiences can influence judicial rulings.

    CNN: Sotomayor nomination: Is it about ethnicity?

  • The longer answer is that homeopathic approaches do not appear to work better than placebo treatments, so they don't work in any specific way for ADHD.

    CNN: Do homeopathic treatments for ADHD work?

  • England needs to come to the devolution party too and as we approach the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta in 2015 there couldn't be a better time to generate public interest throughout the Union not just in our constitutional heritage but in settling the democratic future of the United Kingdom.

    BBC: MPs say England needs to come to the devolution party

  • Yankee fans do not walk around wearing T-shirts that read MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.

    WSJ: The Zombie Red Sox Trudge On - Jason Gay

  • If you're not feeling better in a few days, it's likely you don't have polymyalgia rheumatica.

    CNN: Polymyalgia rheumatica

  • "Not that I wouldn't take a big business, but you better have the foundation of a strong small-business community because that's what's going to keep you going, " Ms. Preston said.

    WSJ: Dreams of Binghamton

  • "I can't think of anything that we're not doing right now to better protect our convoys, " Chambers argued.

    CNN: Army: GIs refused mission because of safety concerns

  • And I can't help thinking that maybe Volkswagen would be better off being Volkswagen--not Bentley or Lamborghini or even a Phaeton.

    FORBES: Luxury: the cure du jour

  • So, Durham, the debate in this election is not whether we need to do better -- everybody understands that our economy isn't where it needs to be.

    WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event

  • There's pressure on them, too, to demonstrate to their constituents that they're not just sitting on their hands and hoping the economy doesn't get better because it will improve their prospects in November.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Inorganic or mineral-based UVA filters titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which don't break down as easily in sunlight and generally are not allergenic, are better options, according to Lawrence Gibson, professor of dermatology at the Mayo clinic in Minnesota.

    WSJ: European Sunscreen Roadblock on U.S. Beaches

  • And the timing couldn't be better: The lovely, ephemeral scent of iris conjures spring blooms and the not-too-distant promise of summer.

    WSJ: Purple Reign: Iris Fragrances

  • Many schools, including top-tier institutions, don't offer extra enticements to attract students and not all students are successful in negotiating better deals.

    WSJ: More Law Schools Haggle on Scholarships

  • Although it may be hard to rouse conservatives to action right now since they don't know how the court will rule, it's better to be ready than not.

    CNN: What GOP must do if health care law overturned

  • "We thought at home that we will use our savings to look for something abroad, not in Spain, because things are not very good there and we don't think they're going to be better in the next few years, " he said.

    BBC: Rise in Spaniards moving to Wales in search of work

  • Unlike so many digital advances, it is not just incrementally better than the analog standard it replaces, but so superior that anyone who isn't blind can see it.

    FORBES: The Big Picture

  • While we work to build a better system, wouldn't it also be responsible to find a way to get something -- not a perfect solution, not even a long-term solution -- into the hands of the more than 46 million uninsured Americans who don't share our good fortune?

    WSJ: What Tennessee Is Doing About Health Insurance

  • "My great enthusiasm for the EU doesn't make me blind to things that have not gone well and where we need to do better, " he said.

    BBC: Time 'not right' to join euro - Simon Hughes

  • If you know somebody who's caught in a dead-end job and afraid he can't afford the classes necessary to get better jobs for the rest of his life, tell him not to give up -- he can go on to college.

    CNN: State Of The Union

  • Other brighter points are that where HMV has refitted its stores so that they contain many more high-value technology items, such as tablets, and electronic stuff, the sales decline isn't as bad - sales in those stores are about four or five percentage points better (or not as ghastly) as in older-format stores.

    BBC: HMV clinging on

  • "I don't mind who becomes the leader but I want someone who can make things better, or at least not make them worse, " Mr Ueno adds.

    BBC: Business

  • It's not likely that many unions will actually disaffiliate, but some will wonder if they can't find better uses for their money than bankrolling a Labour Party that no longer loves or even listens to them.

    ECONOMIST: How dangerous is the rise in union militancy?

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