Word: modernizing
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...Money. The true engine of the electoral process, funds from political action committees (PAC) are the big bucks that pay for a modern media campaign. Individual contributions, however, are often more interesting. Data from the candidates' mandatory Federal Election Commission filings are on the web, and searchable at www.tray.com/fecinfo. (Try searching for zip code...
...What the Co-op kitchen lacks in streamlined modern design, it makes up for in raw character. Directly outside, there are four enormous bins of compost named after old tutors. Geibel and Weller walk through their pantry and proudly display the vats of 35 pounds of peanut butter, 15 pounds of tahini, 60 pounds of honey, and the highlight of the tour, the monstrous solid block of raisins...
...greeted with the dilapidated remains of a washroom that was, at one time, fairly modern, but has long since fallen into disarray. The "No Smoking" sign has yellowed--perhaps due to cigarette smoke--and the supply of wet naps dried up ten people ago. Luckily, I'm male, and don't have to come into contact with the seat I'm standing over, and I indulge myself in what has to be done. I am, in the process, distracted by the warning label next to the smoke detector. "Tampering with the smoke detector," it reads, "is strictly prohibited." I take...
Barry Goldwater is one. The Arizona Senator and McCain mentor (McCain succeeded him in office) founded the modern conservative movement, ran for President and lost, said just about anything that came into his mind (a clear influence right there) and, in his later years, tempered his social conservatism in ways McCain might be starting to now. Goldwater was a voice for fiscal prudence. When Ronald Reagan ran up a $1.3 trillion deficit during the 1980s, Goldwater lambasted him, demanding the sort of debt reduction that McCain argues for today...
...span of two dramatic weeks exactly one year ago, Hussein sacked Hassan, named Abdullah the new heir, suffered a cancer relapse and died. Many Jordanians feared that their small country would not survive without "the father." But now Abdullah is leading his kingdom into an era where building efficient, modern states may be more important than such paralyzing old issues as the Arab-Israeli conflict. "The message has changed," says Abdullah. "We have peace and want others to enjoy it. We need to shift from politics to the economy. My priority is to bring prosperity. We have...