Word: scale
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...southeast corner). The Empire State's U.S. Senate races have always commanded more fanfare and more money than in almost any other. And this year, that age-old trend has been ratcheted up to the nth degree. It's not just the enormity of the contributions; it's the scale of the whole race: As if a statewide campaign is being fought on a national canvas and no one seems to think it's the slightest bit strange. In fact, every costly ad blitz seems to incite more vociferous support...
...periscope depth during the second day of a 30-ship exercise in the Barents Sea, about 90 miles northeast of Murmansk. These were the biggest Russian naval maneuvers in several years, and it was a rare opportunity for Lyachin to put his boat through its paces with a full-scale task force--so rare that five high-ranking Northern Fleet staff officers were aboard to observe the exercise...
...launch tubes, sonar operators aboard U.S. submarines working with the Loyal heard two explosions, one short and sharp, the second an enormous, thundering boom. A Norwegian seismic institute also recorded the explosions and said the second carried the force of two tons of TNT, registering 3.5 on the Richter scale...
...proposed increase in child health-care coverage and a prescription-drug benefit under Medicare. Ultimately, Gore would spend about as much of the surplus as Bush. The only difference would be where the money goes. Once either set of proposals was in place, it would be no easier to scale back Gore's prescription-drug entitlement than to reverse Bush's tax cut. Says Reischauer: "Why should today's policymakers dissipate tomorrow's possible surpluses...
...While many will argue the LAPD was only using necessary force to disperse an angry throng Monday night, the scale and locale of the disruption may cause serious harm to the force's already tattered reputation. And the city's police commissioner will have to endure the inevitable second-guessing: Was there a gentler way to approach the protesters? Could the police have done their job without firing rubber bullets? Ask an officer with the LAPD, and you won't get much of an answer. Ask anyone else, and you'll get an earful...