Word: problems
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...fiascos have inflicted on the nation?s businesses, the emotional strain has already begun to show: Employees once slated for frequent travel have begged off their assignments and transferred to desk jobs. And although recent Congressional hearings into air traffic gridlock were useful inasmuch as they highlighted the growing problem, no one expects solutions any time soon. In the meantime, many businesses and individual travelers say they?re abandoning their frequent flyer numbers whenever possible and turning to more dependable modes of transport, like cars, trains and even buses. Sure, they may be slower than planes, but just think...
...from the Clinton economy. "It's the kind of speech you would make during a recession," says a former White House official. And some centrists see that as a risky scheme. "Only your core constituency will respond to the victim message," says Democratic Leadership Council president Al From. "The problem with playing the grievance card is that you undermine your message--if all you can talk about is what's wrong, you can't play your strongest card, which is everything you've done for the past eight years to make things right...
...many single mothers. Brennetta Simpson, 44, an assistant dean of music at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., wasn't thrilled about going through childbirth, so she decided to adopt. But she had serious concerns about whether she could afford to do so on her university administrator's salary. Another problem: Who would take care of her child if she were to die unexpectedly? She got her best friends in California to agree to step in as surrogate parents in that event...
With so many dotcom bankruptcies hitting the business pages, it may seem as if the stock market has already sorted out this rent problem. Not true, says DeVol. "If the dotcom market slows down, there's still going to be some high-valued part of the technology industry to take the space. Venture capital has to go somewhere. This is a long-term problem...
...only problem was, she didn't come out. She stayed in that coffee shop, talking to the interpreter for what seemed like six hours but was probably only 20 minutes. We stared at the dark windows of the shop. We stared at the cell phone. We stared at one another. What was this, Panmunjom? Finally, the interpreter called Kim: Drive down the alley and wait. We drove down the alley and waited. Nothing...