Ten Words from Today's NY Times - October 10, 2012

As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education — she wanted to become a doctor, she said — and became a symbol of defiance against Taliban subjugation.

As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the tiny schoolgirl spoke out about her passion for education — she wanted to become a doctor, she said — and became a symbol of defiance against Taliban subjugation.

That such a figure of wide-eyed optimism and courage could be silenced by Taliban violence was a fresh blow for Pakistan’s beleaguered progressives, who seethed with frustration and anger on Tuesday.

Continuing to embrace a more moderate political persona, Mitt Romney offered assurances on Tuesday that he would protect tax deductions for the middle class on home mortgages and charitable donations.

With new polling suggesting that he was closing the gap with President Obama in the crucial battleground of Ohio, Mr. Romney subtly distanced himself from earlier divisive statements as he sought to broaden his appeal, especially with women.

Mr. Romney tried to highlight a more empathetic side of himself, recounting stories of people he knew whose lives were cut short.

Several walk-in “urgent care” centers have also rushed into the vacuum left by St. Vincent’s in Lower Manhattan, hoping to show that they are more efficient and consumer-friendly than a hospital-based system, but some have already begun to form relationships with the hospitals.

It found that the rate of preventive care and overall quality of care was actually worse for patients who patronized emergency rooms for those ailments.

“Urgent care centers are opening at the pace of Starbucks, and we are affiliating with as many of them as we can,” said Adam Henick, senior vice president of Ambulatory Care and Medical Enterprise for Continuum.

The Duane Reade clinics earn the cachet of being associated with major hospitals, and as with other affiliated practices, the Duane Reade patients are given expedited access to Continuum specialists and direct access to hospital admission if needed.