Mr Mandelson deserves credit for resisting the temptation to use his new job to mend relations with his party's unmodernised left.

ECONOMIST: The white heat of Mandelson

He came along at just the moment when a shot of spiritual renewal was needed to mend New York's badly bruised self-confidence.

WSJ: Insufferable or irrepressible, Koch inspired NYC

The current level of drug research and development offers hope for a wealth of new treatments that can mend and extend the lives of millions of people.

FORBES: The Lifesaving Promise Of The Pharmaceutical Drug Pipeline

It has adopted a policy of make-do-and-mend rather than investing in new rails and signals.

ECONOMIST: Mending Britain��s rotten railways

And we'll hear what the new top cop in town is doing to mend the divide.

NPR: Nation's Obesity Problem Puts Strain On Health Care Costs

Ford is investing in new plants. (Applause.) Chrysler is on the mend.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on an Economy Built to Last

On the mend, Vlasic returns to competition next week at the Adidas Grand Prix in New York, her first meet in nearly two years.

WSJ: Foot healed, Blanka Vlasic will return at NY meet

That looks to be on the tentative mend, as the publisher and 3M have together cut deals with the Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library to bring Penguin's e-book catalog back as part of a test program.

ENGADGET: Penguin slinks back into e-book lending for New York City libraries, with a possible catch