It also boasts the lowest birth and infant mortality rates, more hospital beds than any other state, plus the greatest per-capita supply of foodgrain through the state public distribution system.

CNN: Center Cut

The government rescued RBS only because the public needs the bank to supply credit and to provide a payments system.

ECONOMIST: Bankers

Most important, Wal-Mart is exporting a retailing and supply-chain system that trains and influences not only the "associates" but the public as well.

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