Word: expander
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With each succeeding album, Blades has continued to expand the established limits of Latin music. Escenas (Scenes) featured British rocker Joe Jackson and Linda Ronstadt singing in Spanish, in what might be called "reverse crossover." It was only a matter of time before Blades broke the language barrier, and in 1988 he released his first album in English, Nothing but the Truth. Featuring collaborations with Lou Reed, Elvis Costello and other non- Latin artists, the record made several Top Ten lists but was a commercial dud. "That album pissed a lot of people off," Blades says. "Some people felt...
...deployment of a carrier task force is just one of several proposals to expand the military's antidrug role that Defense Secretary Dick Cheney is expected to approve when the controversy subsides. Among the others...
...ground forces may be ordered to stage exercises on the U.S. side of the Mexican border to intimidate traffickers -- without, Washington hopes, antagonizing the Mexican government. Some of these units could expand the present military help being given to the U.S. Border Patrol, Customs agents and local police watching for smugglers. The Pentagon's $70 million budget for antidrug programs involving National Guard units in all the 50 states may be increased...
Legislators noted that unlike his speech last year, where Dukakis referred to state lawmakers as "gutless," the governor took responsibiity for many problems during a year marked by cantankerous budget debates. Dukakis said it was clear to him that the timing was wrong last year for a call to expand state government...
...regional ups and downs belie the popular image of the U.S. as a single, monolithic marketplace where similar economic conditions prevail from coast to coast. While most experts expect the U.S. economy to expand at an anemic rate of 1% to 2% this year, vs. nearly 3% in 1989, that statistic masks the fact that some areas are already in a recession while others are steaming ahead. "This is still an economy made up of a lot of subeconomies," says Robert Dederick, chief economist of Chicago's Northern Trust Bank. "That will be true for a long time to come...