The new McCain-Kennedy bill will put more emphasis on beefing up the border, punishing errant employers, enforcing the law and assimilating new immigrants.

ECONOMIST: Immigration

So, Ford is going to have to put a real emphasis on trying to keep up with the Mercedes-Joneses, if you will, because if it doesn't, it's losing customers who are as geeked on technology as they are on traditional automotive values.

NPR: Closing the Tech Gap at Ford

In the wake of the Bear Stearns blow-up, rule makers will put renewed emphasis on the cash positions of major financial institutions--a traditional gauge of a bank's ability to weather crisis.

FORBES: What We Learned From Bear

The pressure for political change today differs from the 1980s, however, in its emphasis on bottom-up activism, using a combination of the courts, media and other channels to put pressure on local officialdom.

WSJ: The Urumqi Effect