Word: relationships
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...relationship between China and the U.S. may be the world's most complicated. While the two economies desperately need each other - China relies on exports to the U.S. to drive growth while the U.S. requires investments from China to finance its giant deficits - Beijing and Washington nevertheless routinely spar over a wide range of sensitive issues. The U.S. has accused China of manipulating its currency to unfairly promote exports, while China has openly called for the replacement of the U.S. dollar as the world's premier currency. But with so much at stake, the two nations have tried to keep...
...Until now. A widening trade dispute threatens to ratchet up tension in the China-U.S. relationship, with potential consequences for the entire world economy. The spat began on Sept. 11, when the Obama Administration announced it will slap tariffs of as much as 35% on Chinese-made tires, effectively pricing them out of the low end of the American market. Two days later, China's Ministry of Commerce said it would start antidumping investigations against imports of some U.S. chicken products and auto parts. Though the ministry's announcement made no mention of the tire tariffs, the timing...
...finds a soul mate - if either of them has a soul - in the sultry Alex (Vera Farmiga), another high-flying executive with an itch for sex in Marriott hotels and airplane commodes. As she tells him, "Think of me as yourself, only with a vagina." It's the perfect relationship - affectionate, lusty, unfettered by commitment - for two people forever...
...government service, the audience—a packed crowd that trailed out the door and consisted mostly of students—hoped for an inside look at an administration with close personal and ideological ties with the North Yard. But Kagan revealed that she has no daily working relationship with President Obama and instead interacts on a more regular basis with the Attorney General. Still, Kagan’s ascension to one of the nation’s most prestigious legal positions—one that is often considered a stepping stone to a position on the Supreme Court?...
Indonesian authorities are less than impressed with the announcement. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters that the move was a "backward-looking mind-set" that he hopes will not disturb Indonesia's relationship with Australia. But Cunningham and the other relatives are unlikely to give up their campaign for justice. "My brother was murdered, and his murderers are still alive," he says. "And while they're still alive, our fight for justice will keep going until it's passed on to the next generation...