Word: powers
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...Justice Department must set guidelines nationally, and legislation must come from Congress," he added, to let police officers know that a "superior power will back them up or punish them if they don't do their job. The Justice Department must enforce accountability...
Mitchell said he fears that many young people incorrectly believe America's international influence stems from its military and economic power, rather than the ideals of "individual liberty, equality and opportunity before the law" that he believes truly set America apart as a great nation...
...Thoke, a power pitcher with the potential to take over a game, has struggled recently but appeared to regain her form on Saturday, baffling hitters with a combination of fastballs and off-speed pitches...
There are a lot of Lis in Hong Kong, but only one Li Ka-shing. Li is a billionaire and a major player in the real estate market, and in retail, telecommunications and power generation. His port operation handles 30% of Hong Kong's trade. His nickname in the press is Superman. Now comes Superboy: Li's son Richard, 33. Last month, Richard took over Cable & Wireless HKT, the territory's telecom giant, using an Internet company he started only 11 months ago called Pacific Century CyberWorks. The deal, valued at $38 billion, was Asia's biggest takeover ever...
...price--and no one knows what last Saturday night's breakdown of settlement talks will do to Microsoft's stock. But none of this alters a fundamental transformation as we move from a computer-based economy to a communications-based economy--one in which you don't need PC power at your fingertips anymore because you can reach it instantly via the Web. "Many years ago people had trouble understanding what drove political issues," says Cisco CEO John Chambers. "It was the economy, stupid. Today people are asking what's driving the economy. Well, it's the network effect, stupid...