No word on whether the NIH might consider eliminating the gap by cutting off funding for all mediocre proposals.

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Eliminating this gap requires cutting spending or raising taxes to the tune of 12 percent of GDP this year and every year in the future.

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She listed essential elements for passing a health care bill, including making coverage more affordable for middle-class Americans, sustaining the solvency of the Medicare program for senior citizens while eliminating a gap in their prescription drug coverage, no deficit increase and holding insurance companies accountable.

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As a result of the improvement, dim and double images are cut off by eliminating the air gap layer between the front glass and Plasma panel.

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Kevin Daly at Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, has calculated that eliminating the remaining gap between male and female employment rates could boost GDP in America by a total of 9%, in the euro zone by 13% and in Japan by as much as 16%.

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Beyond that, drug company- discounts on brand-name drugs and federal subsidies and discounts for all drugs will gradually reduce the gap, eliminating it by 2020.

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Other companies promote innovation without requiring face time: 3M rewards employees who come up with innovative ideas, Google encourages interactions across departmental divides without eliminating telecommuting altogether, and companies like Suntell and Gap Inc. evaluate their employees on performance, not presence.

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Eliminating these tax cuts for all would add roughly 2% of GDP to tax revenue, closing the gap by nearly one-quarter.

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