The Medicare buy-in proposal is one element of a multi-pronged strategy a group of 10 moderate and liberal Democrats are developing in a complicated effort to secure the votes needed to pass the health legislation.
The last element that will help Apple hit its 2008 sales target of 10 million iPhones is slated to be unveiled Thursday: a software kit that will help third-party developers construct applications for the device.
The deep-sea plunge is the crucial element to achieving Browne's promise of turning in earnings growth of 10% a year even as revenue grows only half as fast.