Word: ille
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Less glaring but equally important is Assad's sense of his own mortality. Pushing 70 and in ill health, this past year Assad witnessed the passing of his colleagues King Hassan of Morocco and King Hussein of Jordan. The aged Syrian leader is anxious to make peace in order to consecrate his legacy while he still can. At the same time, before leaving Syria's political stage Assad would like to ensure a smooth succession for his relatively untested son Bashar. Reaching an agreement now will allow his son to organize his regime without the additional headache of contending with...
Yeltsin's actions during the 1991 coup did much to bring democracy to Russia, but unfortunately, he has not lived up to such ideals since then. Plagued by ill health, Yeltsin's competence as a leader has long been suspect. Corruption, crime and economic malaise flourished in Russia over the last few years. A criminal investigation instigated by then-Prime Minister Yevgeni Primakov in early 1999 did little to improve Yeltsin's image. Yeltsin, the first democratically elected Russian president, is better known for bravado than diplomacy. His abrupt moves marked a politician more concerned with his personal future than...
...inquiry, makes employers responsible for such details as air quality and lighting in the home for employees who work at home, even if only once in a while. But in an eye-catching case of responsive politics, Labor recanted the advisory Wednesday after business leaders complained that it was ill-conceived and unfair. Issued in mid-November by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but first reported by the Washington Post Tuesday, the advisory offers a modern interpretation of a 30-year-old policy. Business groups and some prominent Republican lawmakers blasted it as a narrow-minded interpretation...
...seeking glory as it is about grownups not looking and seeing, about people who preferred to sugarcoat rather than confront reality." There's no doubt we are all now looking, but as these tragedies continue, it's obvious that most of us still aren't seeing. ROB DONAHUE Evanston, Ill...
KILLING THE CAREGIVER Everyone knows that looking after an ill relative can be stressful. Now a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates the burden may actually be deadly for many elderly caregivers. Seniors who say they are strained by the demands of a disabled spouse--that's half of elderly caregivers--are 63% more likely to die within four years than seniors with no ill spouse. The study is a wake-up call for doctors and families to make sure caregivers get help and respite from their duties...