Word: earnings
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...counterinsurgency campaign against leftist guerrillas who control more than one third of that country. Because the guerrillas allow massive drug cultivation in their territory, the U.S. justifies the money as part of its war on drugs, and the Colombian government is only to happy to accept since the rebels earn hundreds of millions every year taxing the narco-traffickers. But critics warn the expanded military commitment is simply drawing the U.S. into a quagmire, and point out the poor human rights record of the Colombian military and the fact that many of its senior officers have colluded with right-wing...
...office amid charges that his is a bastard presidency, sired not by the voters but by the courts. You could almost see the weight of it, the regret and relief and resolve, when Bush rose last Wednesday night with tears in his eyes and promised, "I will work to earn your respect," all but admitting it does not just come with the job when you win this way. But could anyone possibly use this to greater advantage than George W. Bush...
...scorned; Sim Rosedale (La Paglia), another of Lily's suitors, earns scowls because he was crude enough to earn his money instead of inheriting it. But Lily has no wealth to cushion her fall. Her old, sure sashay down garden paths is now a scurry along tenement streets; she is afraid of being seen by those who once were pleased to say they knew...
...This game was our one gift this season," Prasse-Freeman said. "We played hard, but we have to go out and earn it from...
...their investments. For example, if you want to keep shares in your portfolio as a good long-term investment but think the price may fall in the short term, you take a sell position with a spread bet and keep your portfolio intact. If you're right, you will earn money on both the down and the up sides. London dentist Sarab Singh, 35, has been spread-betting for about a year and at one time was up about $1.4 million. He has lost most of that but doesn't let his spread betting affect his investment portfolio, which...