Word: stewardship
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...individuals) to continue to invest in Treasuries. Sources close to the Administration say that thus far he has argued privately that "what the world wants to know, first, is that we are going to fix this [economic and financial] problem and make people confident in the quality of the stewardship of the economy." The world also wants to know, one source close to Geithner says, "that we are going to make sure the U.S. will grow over time and that we will continue to be open to the world for trade and investment...
...seep into news coverage - say Obama wins points for the national-security team he has tapped. His National Security Adviser will be retired Marine General James Jones, who thereby becomes the new President's closest foreign policy aide. Jones is held in high regard inside the Pentagon for his stewardship of the corps as its commandant and for his final uniformed posting as NATO's military chief. Obama's top intelligence pick is retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair, widely regarded as whip-smart. He'll serve as Director of National Intelligence, overseeing the nation's sprawling spy bureaucracy. Obama...
...current Administration's waning days, Americans have struggled to find a single word that would encapsulate history's judgment on the two-term presidency of George W. Bush. The left has offered disastrous, citing the damage they see inflicted on the country by Bush's foreign policy and economic stewardship. The right has countered with secure, arguing that another 9/11 was prevented by Bush's taking the fight to terrorists at home and abroad. But in what the White House says will be his final press conference on Monday, President Bush himself provided the word everyone has been looking...
Like the cattle rustlers of yore, deer smugglers are outlaws to much of the deer-hunting fraternity. "You can't defend those actions," says Gary Joyner, a spokesman for the Texas Wildlife Association, a group of landowners dedicated to "legal, fair chase hunting" and "stewardship of the land." In Texas the white-tail deer are something of a canary in a coal mine - and a good habitat for the deer is also conducive to songbirds and other native species, says Tom Harvey, a spokesman for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which monitors populations and places regional bag limits...
Thanks for the revealing look at the global water crisis, but fixing the problem involves way more than wise use and conservation [Dec. 15]. You failed to mention anything about stewardship of our limited water resources. It doesn't matter how much water we have if it is rendered unsuitable for human use or consumption. We have an additional responsibility to take care of the water we have as if our life depended on it. Water quantity and quality are not mutually exclusive: without clean water, and enough of it, we simply cannot survive. Jennifer Peterson COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS...