We have heard a lot about a new era of personalised medicine - some of it pretty wild speculation about miracle cures - that would follow in the wake of the Human Genome Project.

BBC: Is this the shape of medicine to come?

This public relations coup was an early indication of the strategy Norquist's Islamist friends would follow in the wake of the hijackings: Exploit the President's laudable - and strategically sensible - desire to show that neither he nor the American people would hold all Muslims responsible for the murderous actions of the few.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Why We Are Publishing This Article

Republicans and Democrats alike put their faith in an imagined "iron law, " according to which democracy must follow inexorably in the wake of economic development.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Whether you think spending cuts are good or bad, what are the odds politicians follow through faithfully with an automatic plan forged in the wake of a debate over an arbitrary marker particularly when the cast of players likely changes a bit this November (and two years hence, and two years hence, and two years hence)?

FORBES: Fiscal Cliff and the CBO Follies

America had insisted that any global agreement would have to follow its own accounting principles, but in the wake of Enron and myriad other accounting scandals it was forced to soften its attitude to European practices.

ECONOMIST: A loss of confidence

He called on other countries to follow Russia's lead, which comes in the wake of the Russian-Georgian conflict which erupted earlier this month.

CNN: Russia condemned for recognizing rebel regions

In the wake of China's latest belligerence, the Senate should follow suit, if its leadership will bring the bill up for a vote.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: China's Cashing in on Clinton

If the anti-union vanguard is comprised of neoliberal Democrats, can we really be surprised if Republicans follow in their wake unopposed by an unenthusiastic progressive base?

FORBES: The Impotence of the Democratic Base