Word: handing
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...competitive marketplace almost as big as the U.S.--and in effect outside the control of any government." In addition, the weak euro--down from a value of $1.17 at its birth a year ago to less than $1 now--has been a boon to European exporters. On the other hand, Hormats was worried that the euro's slide has taken some of the pressure off structural reform...
...confidence. But, Courtis argued, the fundamental transformations brought about by globalization and the Internet would provide a foundation for another boom. Besides, as Hormats put it, "investors have a greater sense of confidence that when the markets go down, governments know how to deal with it." On the other hand, no one wants to see that confidence put to the test...
Former Chair John E. Frohnmayer, on the other hand, said the NEA should only fund art forms that might not otherwise survive...
...McCain's surprise victory in New Hampshire. Most amazingly, this self-styled reformer heralds campaign finance reform as a centerpiece of his platform. In 1992, mentioning campaign finance reform as a real possibility got predictable laughs. Who could amass enough money to win the presidency by biting the hand that feeds them? How would you expect members of Congress to endorse you when you're campaigning to take away the very thing that got them there? And yet campaign finance reform is good for ordinary citizens, and by promoting it McCain--and to a lesser extent Bill Bradley--is bringing...
...amazing way of capturing the hurt and the despair--as well as the hope and the innocence--in the hearts of the people. Walking through the show, you feel almost as if you were walking with the people in the photographs, feeling their emotions, seeing their hurt first-hand--and somehow knowing that it can never be understood completely...