Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The Cambridgeport resident is pushing a 10-point plan which calls for an improved economic development plan, the expansion of affordable housing, renewed commitment to affirmative action, the establishment of a large supermarket in Cambridge and a nationwide search for a new police commissioner.
Yet the economy is already perking along. After more than four years of expansion, it is growing at a sustainable rate of around 2.5%; inflation remains under control, and unemployment is a moderate 5.6%. Allen Sinai, chief economist for Lehman Brothers Global Economics, predicted "at least another two or three...
But the expansion of the 19th century reversed in the 20th. Jazz, swingrock, pop eclipsed classical as the dominant musical form in Europe and elsewhere, despite the growth of recorded media. Classical music lacking spectacles and stars, again became the domain of aristocrats and intellectuals.
Why the change? Democrats are looking at opinion polls that consistently show bipartisan majorities in favor of strong protections for the environment. In a recent TIME/CNN poll, 63% of those questioned opposed any reduction in protection for endangered species. Fifty-nine percent opposed the expansion of logging, mining or ranching...
Jones ended game one against the expansion representative Colorado Rockies with a ninth-inning homer.