Growth in emerging markets such as China and Brazil should make up for the problems in Japan, he said.

BBC: Tiffany expects profits to be hit by Japan events

What they discovered, it's not true, that homelessness is divided up, and there are a very small number of people who have very serious problems and who really make up what we define of and think of as chronic homelessness.

NPR: A Scientific Approach to Helping the Homeless

"He's someone who faces up to his problems that make us all ashamed of the moaning we do, " he said.

BBC: LaToya and Tommy leave BB house

The people who make up America count as Americans, and their problems count as America's problems.

CNN: America's gun problem is not a race problem

Premature infants, who make up two-thirds of infant deaths, often suffer serious health problems at birth, with undeveloped lungs, organs and digestive systems.

WSJ: How Hospitals Save More Lives and Reduce Infections in Premature Babies

This will cause some glaring logistical problems, making it tougher for the Mets to make a quick call-up or send players on the mend down for brief rehab assignments.

WSJ: In Major League Baseball, Triple-A Can Mean a Long-Distance Relationship

One of the problems of writing about showbiz people is finding the real person behind the make-up.

ECONOMIST: Maureen O��Sullivan

These tax cuts not only make the task of budget-balancing harder over the next five years, but store up bigger problems for later on.

ECONOMIST: 2002, a fiscal odyssey

"While it's absolutely critical to make it easier to prosecute wrong behavior when it happens and make punishments as firm as appropriate, we also need to come up with some solutions for fixing the systemic problems and restoring faith in the system, " Mr. Norden said.

WSJ: Bribe Fight In Spotlight

Once we provided food, attendance went up, disciplinary problems diminished, and we once again witnessed the amazing difference that full tummies can make.

WHITEHOUSE: Not In My Backyard