On October 17, 2001, almost two weeks after Robert Stevens died of pulmonary anthrax at a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Bush administration unveiled its plans to build up, in a big way, the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile — the drugs, vaccines, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, and other medical supplies that are kept at the ready to respond to
In the Gospel of Getting Ahead, the shortest distance between two points (the bottom and the top) isn’t always a straight line. And if you pursue the labyrinthine path to success, it helps to have the ear of somebody who’s been there before — or, better yet, a guiding hand on your shoulder to breathe a little self-confidence into your soul and to warn you of possible wrong turns