Word: stake
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...Aides to President Obama, by contrast, have charted a more nuanced course, alternately embracing and dismissing the polls. During a recent meeting with reporters, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs compared the President's daily approval ratings to a heart monitor, saying, "I don't put a lot of stake in, never have, in the EKG that is the daily Gallup trend." By contrast, senior aide David Axelrod often mentions poll numbers, on everything from the rising international reputation of the United States to the resilience of Obama's personal likability numbers. "Every poll I've seen suggests that even among those...
...last thing America needs is misguided legislation that will raise taxes and cost jobs--particularly when the push for such legislation rests on agenda-driven science. Without trustworthy science and with so much at stake, Americans should be wary about what comes out of this politicized conference. The President should boycott Copenhagen." --12/9/09...
...media shake-up, cable operator Comcast agreed to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric. The deal would create a giant firm whose assets pulled in $51 billion in revenue last year. Thriving NBC Universal cable channels such as USA and MSNBC were especially attractive to Comcast, though the flagship NBC broadcast network remains mired in fourth place. Regulatory approval of the deal could take more than a year...
...were hopes that the long-running civil war in the Niger Delta in southeastern Nigeria might finally be coming to an end. President Umaru Mousa Yar'Adua announced an amnesty deal for rebels and promised billions of dollars of investment in the poor but oil-rich delta, a 10% stake for the local population in the region's oil ventures and a small monthly stipend and re-training for ex-fighters. In return, thousands of militants declared a ceasefire and handed in their weapons, while their leaders initiated talks with the government on an eventual peace deal...
...Today in Rio it's the politically connected lawyer relatives of Sean's stepfather - and if you think Brazil's admittedly impressive social progress of late means that powerful families can no longer manipulate the courts, especially when poking the U.S. in the eye is at stake, think again. Just as Miami exile leaders were able to make Elián's case drag out for as long as possible (it might still be dragging out today if the feds hadn't finally taken the boy forcibly), the Rio relatives have turned Sean's case into a Brazilian Bleak House...