And there is even a growing consensus that the federal government should trade bureaucratic control in return for better test results.

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When my local radio station is reporting everyday on how the mayor is re-negotiating or canceling municipal or county collective bargaining agreements due to financial crisis, will this somehow hit home better when the broadcaster relays the results of the stress test, maybe even telling me some grade from A-F has been assigned to my home town by the government?

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The program has an uneven track record of success a major test of the system in 2010 was deemed a failure but it has recently turned in better results and MDA is committed to maintaining 30 interceptors plus associated radars and command systems at locations in Alaska and California.

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Dr. Singh and other researchers are studying how to better define and measure errors and what strategies best prevent them, such as using electronic health records to track patient test results and helping doctors with software that suggests an alternative diagnosis based on symptoms.

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