| Locals in healthcare field learn stance of presidential candidates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Healthcare is one of the most important issues in the 2008 election and nurses, doctors and medical students at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse know the stance of three presidential candidates.
Representatives for McCain, Clinton and Obama told the crowd about their candidates' health care beliefs. Medical students say it's good to know the different opinions the candidates have.
"There's a lot of people who are altruistic in the medical field and they want to help people. We get a lot of that side of the conversation but we don't often get the other side, that health care is a business," said Toby Anderton, a second-year medical student.
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Even with the apparent shift in power with Warner Bros. going Blu-ray Disc exclusive this June, Microsoft, one of the founding supporters of HD DVD, reiterated its faith in the high-definition optical format. Speaking to 1up during CES 2008, Microsoft corporate VP Jeff Bell said regarding the Warner announcement, "We were disappointed with the announcement. It has a consequence. I will tell you that we are committed to HD-DVD and still have some great partners -- Universal, Paramount, DreamWorks -- these are great participants in the format. We have sold very well the HD-DVD accessory." While Microsoft has been very forthcoming with Xbox 360 console sales figures, the company rarely mentions the sales of its HD DVD add-on accessory. According to NPD Group's report released in November 2007, the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on drive accessory has sold a collective 269,000 units in the U.S., making for a 3.4 percent attach rate with the console.
The night Stacy died: Chaos, a father's grief
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Study pessimistic about Afghanistan
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