Word: concern
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...Security and Cooperation in Europe and head of the Peace Corps. The FLA has also given a seat on its board of directors to a university representative from Princeton and has created a University Advisory Council, which, led by Notre Dame and Duke, will work to respond to university concerns. It is also led by responsible human rights organizations, including the International Labor Rights Fund and The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, and manufacturers such as L.L. Bean and Reebok that seem genuinely concerned with the issues that also concern...
...Another concern for Clinton is that Germany might be tempted to use the IMF chairmanship to deal with some of its own financial woes. "Germany is the central bank for the Euro, which has just dropped below the dollar," notes TIME international affairs correspondent William Dowell, referring to the E.U. currency, which was introduced in 1998 with a value greater than $1. "There's concern in Washington that a German-run IMF will put pressure on the U.S. economy to help build up the Euro. So a lot of people in the E.U. say this is an attempt to make...
...cancel Austrian concert dates to protest Haider's policies. Earlier this month, the lead singer of the band Bush chanted a Jewish prayer during a concert in Graz, and the London Times reports some artists are thinking of planning a "Rock Against Haider" boycott. Native son ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER expressed concern, saying, "I am hopeful that Austria will find a way through this. I am so saddened that with all the progress we've made working for an open and tolerant society, one man's statements can taint world opinion of an entire country." More punishment for the embattled nation...
...marauding predators simply by shooting, poisoning or trapping them--all perfectly legal in most Western states--or by calling in U.S. Department of Agriculture agents to do the job. Weed, 40, has adopted a gentler stance because she is trying to promote ecologically responsible ranching. She has a genuine concern for the coyotes, mountain lions and bears that roam the Big Sky Country, and she believes they are as important as other wildlife for keeping the environment in balance. "Old-timers talk about how great the Montana country is, but you've got to take care of it," she said...
...former geologist who began ranching full time in 1993 with her engineer husband Dave Tyler, Weed is no wild-eyed activist, and the sorry financial plight of the sheep industry drives them as much as concern for animals. She envisions a consumer demand for lamb and wool from sheep herded in a nonviolent setting, much like demand for organic farm products and tuna caught without endangering dolphins...