But he must be cheered by the realisation that his own waverers stood firm on the day that ministers were nominated, despite Paisleyite theatrics designed to shame them into opposing the nomination of Sinn Fein ministers.

ECONOMIST: Enemies and colleagues

"It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies, " he wrote.

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But even less controversial topics must be adapted to local medical practice, according to Mikael Vissing, the firm's chief executive: lyme disease, for example, is treated with different drugs in Britain, Denmark and Germany.

ECONOMIST: E-health

North Korea is likely to remain more a case of containment than of confrontation, in which a firm line must be drawn by America against new weapons research or testing, but in which a parallel process of engagement by South Korea will offer the main hope for longer-term peace.

ECONOMIST: New world ahead

In terms of my approach to this blog, I am a firm believer that economics can and must be made understandable to the general public, but that our discipline has done a very poor job in this regard.

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